as in island
a ring-shaped land mass surrounded by water and made of coral
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Recent Examples of atoll
The Pacific archipelago of about 300,000 people is 10 time zones ahead of Paris and known to tourists for its UNESCO World Heritage atolls and reefs.
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Barbara Surk, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Located off the coast of India, the Maldives has a population of about 525,000 across more than 1,000 islands and atolls.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Tuvalu is located in the South Pacific, and is composed of several atolls and reef islands.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
Brando hired him to construct a home on the 12-island atoll of Tetiaroa, Tahiti.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Barbara Surk, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Located off the coast of India, the Maldives has a population of about 525,000 across more than 1,000 islands and atolls.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Tuvalu is located in the South Pacific, and is composed of several atolls and reef islands.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
Brando hired him to construct a home on the 12-island atoll of Tetiaroa, Tahiti.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoll
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The cable that broke on Sunday linked the Latvian town of Ventspils with Sweden’s Gotland island, and was damaged in Sweden’s exclusive economic zone, the Latvian navy said.—
Reuters,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Relatives believe the boat took off in Palma Sola, near the border of the provinces of Villa Clara and Matanzas — both departure hot spots for voyages leaving the island — the night of Dec. 23.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Florida Keys—an archipelago of coral cays stretching from just north of Key Largo all the way south to Key West—are not known for their bountiful beaches, which comes as a surprise to most visitors.—
Terry Ward,
Outside Online,
19 Jan. 2025
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The unspoiled cays are home to a national marine park, where visitors can snorkel with sea turtles.—
Eve Chen,
USA TODAY,
17 Nov. 2024
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A couple of significant breakthroughs available include islet autotransplantation and artificial pancreas.—
Qin Rao,
Verywell Health,
8 Jan. 2025
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The team injected the equivalent of 1.5 million islets into the patient’s abdomen, rather than her liver, where islet transplants are usually injected, per Nature News.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Oct. 2024
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This image is part of an ongoing scientific project dedicated to exploring the nightlife and distinctive reproductive behaviors of corals and other inhabitants of the Red Sea coral reef.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Covering nearly 133,000 square miles (345,000 square kilometers), the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef, home to more than 1,500 species of fish and 411 species of hard corals.—
Helen Regan,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Atoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atoll. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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