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Recent Examples of reef
Both the Philippines and China have published photographs of their own flags being displayed on the reefs.
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Aie Balagtas See, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Once docked, snorkelers will splash into the water and snorkel among turtles, rays, and schools of fish, including the blue-green Hawaiian sergeant and colorful reef triggerfish, the state fish.
—Rachel Ng, AFAR Media, 7 May 2025
Tickets to Discovery Cove include meals, drinks, snorkeling in the artificial reef, and animal encounters.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Researchers are also investigating whether coral fragments can be propagated in labs and replanted to restore reefs.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
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Aie Balagtas See, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Once docked, snorkelers will splash into the water and snorkel among turtles, rays, and schools of fish, including the blue-green Hawaiian sergeant and colorful reef triggerfish, the state fish.
—Rachel Ng, AFAR Media, 7 May 2025
Tickets to Discovery Cove include meals, drinks, snorkeling in the artificial reef, and animal encounters.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Researchers are also investigating whether coral fragments can be propagated in labs and replanted to restore reefs.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reef
Noun
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Scientists with Oceana and governmental and conservation organizations say the whales also face dangers from entanglement in commercial crabbing and fishing gear and vessel strikes.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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All the students in the class at the Small Fish Big Fish swim school had autism, a developmental disorder linked to a higher-than-average danger of drowning.—
Jennifer Peltz,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration last week cleared Starship for another flight, expanding the hazard area and pushing the liftoff outside peak air travel times.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Cook lists 18 observations, from inherent hazards to fixes that breed new faults.—
Miguel Kudry,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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The film exposes deep ties between the trophy hunting industry and policy decisions driven by both the U.S. and African governments, leaving communities and wildlife in deadly peril.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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Trying to be together on a permanent basis would obviously be far more challenging, maybe fraught with peril.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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There is a weight to his existence, the face of a nation’s team, the creative burden of one of football’s richest clubs.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Raising the number of classes or credit hours is likely to place an overwhelming burden on Latino students.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Reef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reef. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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