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whitecap

noun

Definition of whitecap

as in surf

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Recent Examples of whitecap The island is so close to shore and the water in the bay, which the breeze had rucked into a frenzy of small whitecaps, didn’t seem to be giving the smaller fishing boats any trouble. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025 The tip of the wave spills over and breaks into foam, or whitecap, releasing the excess energy. — Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025 Keep this fact in mind the next time a scary Jaws scene pops into your head while wading knee-deep into the whitecaps. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 The bill sailed through the House but immediately hit whitecaps in the Senate as prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy groups raised murky legal concerns about the proposal, throwing it into limbo. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whitecap

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Noun

Swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
El Niño is a natural climate pattern associated with intense rainfall and storms in the Southeast and warm conditions in the Pacific Northwest that can cause strong, dangerous surf.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of surf

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Not only is the song a record-breaker, it’s also refreshingly relaxed, twangy, and organic in an overproduced, AI-looming world.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Some are more frustrating than others — losing a normal Caps Lock key isn’t a deal breaker, but getting stuck with only mobile browsers just might be.

— Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of breaker

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Two weeks later, a wave of protests had swept cities across France.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The death of actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte was met with a wave of grief from his Breaking Bad co-stars, who shared memories of Mitte following the tragedy.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of wave

Noun

In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.

— Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.

— Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019

Definition of comber

Noun

That specific stylist taught her a few techniques to style her hair, including using a dime-sized amount of gel with a quarter-sized amount of leave-in and running it through her curls.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026
Rather than slicking the head in hair gel, Magallones purposefully keeps the product use to a minimum, allowing for natural curls to come through on top of the head.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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