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Recent Examples of reef
It was eventually sold to Okaloosa County, Florida, with plans to convert the vessel into the largest artificial reef on the planet.
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Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Feb. 2025
The area’s many artificial reefs also attract larger fish like wahoo, red snapper, and grouper.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
Orcas Island is part of the archipelago known as the San Juan Islands, which comprises dozens of islands and reefs in the northern part of Puget Sound.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
However, reefs are vulnerable to pollution, acidification, heat stress and other damage.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2025
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Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Feb. 2025
The area’s many artificial reefs also attract larger fish like wahoo, red snapper, and grouper.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
Orcas Island is part of the archipelago known as the San Juan Islands, which comprises dozens of islands and reefs in the northern part of Puget Sound.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
However, reefs are vulnerable to pollution, acidification, heat stress and other damage.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reef
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Among the many dangers in free agency is getting stuck paying players for past production that never gets replicated.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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The states claim that oil and gas companies engaged in deceptive marketing by misrepresenting the dangers of their fossil fuel products, which caused consumers to use more of them.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Tornadoes are most likely from March through mid-June, after which damaging wind gusts become the main hazard.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the fourth category, students’ metaphors highlighted the potential hazards of AI.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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The film, which follows a young Japanese woman who finds herself in peril when her father’s traveling puppet show crosses paths with a criminal gang, premiered as the opening gala at the Glasgow Film Festival in February.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2025
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California politicians, neglect rooftop solar at your peril, columnist Sammy Roth writes.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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This financial burden could likely force water tax increases on residents of Elgin, as funding would be required to source water from external resources beyond the Fox River.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Should the tariffs persist, though, consumers will bear much of the burden.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Reef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reef. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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