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surf

noun as in waves

Strongest matches

Weak match

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This semester, a student senator told the campus paper she was glad Yale has so far surfed under the radar; she didn’t want to end up “like our peer institutions.”

They say that around 189,000 families and individuals who faced the worst forms of homelessness such as rough sleeping, sofa surfing and living in tents were not included in official statistics.

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We wade out then float farther into the surf, our progress dented a little with each passing roller.

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There are incredible surf spots like Praia Brava, where I live, and Praia Mole.

Their plump bodies plopped into the surf, and then they started to hunt.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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