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Recent Examples of saltwater
Unlike other moray eels that are brightly colored and live in primarily saltwater environments, Hades’ snake moray can be found in estuaries across southern Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, southern Java, and Fiji.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
Despite its serene appeal, the area is also home to a diverse ecosystem, including occasional visits from wildlife such as sea turtles and, as Noémie and Robin discovered, even saltwater crocodiles.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The initial decline in saltwater fish off the Texas coast was due to overharvesting that occurred largely in the 1970s.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 11 July 2024
Europa is the fourth-largest of Jupiter’s moons and has a saltwater ocean under its ice shell that has twice the amount of water contained in Earth’s oceans.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
Despite its serene appeal, the area is also home to a diverse ecosystem, including occasional visits from wildlife such as sea turtles and, as Noémie and Robin discovered, even saltwater crocodiles.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
The initial decline in saltwater fish off the Texas coast was due to overharvesting that occurred largely in the 1970s.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 11 July 2024
Europa is the fourth-largest of Jupiter’s moons and has a saltwater ocean under its ice shell that has twice the amount of water contained in Earth’s oceans.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saltwater
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Seizing Taiwan would allow China to dock submarines in the deepwater ports off Taiwan’s eastern coast, which would extend their range and enable them to avoid some U.S. underwater sensors in the Miyako and Luzon Straits.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Offshore workers examine hydrocarbon samples aboard the Chevron Corp. Jack/St. Malo deepwater oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, U.S., on Friday, May 18, 2018.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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The significant biomass and biodiversity of the ecosystems surprised the researchers, especially since deep-sea ecosystems typically rely on nutrients from the surface that slowly trickle down to the seafloor – an unlikely occurrence when the sea surface is covered by 500-foot-thick ice.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Mortimer joins those ranks with a film that functions both as awestruck spectacle and anxious warning — joining a literal boatload of marine biologists racing to demystify an ecosystem before deep-sea miners destroy it.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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According to the brand, approximately 93 percent of marine life will be at risk of extinction by the year 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t reduced.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
20 Mar. 2025
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Long, elegant Eleuthera, one of the gems of the Bahamas’ Out Islands, shares the assets of its country—crystal-clear turquoise seas, coral reefs with vibrant marine life, pink- and white-sand beaches, and stunning stretches of rocky shoreline.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2025
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What to know After U.S. negotiators met teams from Russia and Ukraine separately, Washington announced Tuesday there was an agreement for a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea and that all parties would continue working toward a lasting peace.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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An accompanying view that naval and army warfare is somewhat separate has continued.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Saltwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltwater. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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