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Recent Examples of amphibian
At the same time, food sources like toads, frogs and other amphibians become more active in wet conditions, giving snakes more reason to move around.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This contributed to a 3.8 percent decrease in the total extent of Colombia's primary rain forest—a crucial habitat for many of the nation's endemic and threatened species, including birds, primates and amphibians.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
President Pines, Provost Rice, esteemed professors, proud parents, families, friends, fighting Terps and fellow amphibians, thank you for having me.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025
These crossings can range from small tunnels for amphibians to box culvert structures for larger mammals like deer.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This contributed to a 3.8 percent decrease in the total extent of Colombia's primary rain forest—a crucial habitat for many of the nation's endemic and threatened species, including birds, primates and amphibians.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
President Pines, Provost Rice, esteemed professors, proud parents, families, friends, fighting Terps and fellow amphibians, thank you for having me.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025
These crossings can range from small tunnels for amphibians to box culvert structures for larger mammals like deer.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amphibian
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The world’s first airplane hijacking took place on the Miss Macao seaplane in 1948.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
2 Aug. 2025
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Knight is credited with rescuing 20 ocean vessels and at least eight seaplanes and riding out six hurricanes at the top of the lighthouse.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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On a more positive note, the U-2 also showed that the Soviets had been playing a fantastic game of bluff that made the world believe that a handful of bombers and temperamental missiles were a vast nuclear arsenal.—
David Szondy
August 10,
New Atlas,
10 Aug. 2025
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The last time Netanyahu seriously threatened to send bombers to Iran was during the Obama Administration.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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In recent times, the show’s numbers — to say nothing of its cultural relevance — have been on the same spiraling trajectory as that biplane Cruise dangled from in the latest Mission: Impossible movie.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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On Thursday, Paramount unveiled new behind-the-scenes footage of the stunt, which occurs in the film after Cruise's Ethan Hunt goes toe-to-toe with Gabriel (Esai Morales) in a high-flying biplane sequence where Ethan transfers from one airplane to another.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Informed by intelligence gathered by the Mossad’s agents on the ground, Israeli warplanes pounded nuclear facilities, destroyed around half of Iran’s 3,000 ballistic missiles and 80% of its launchers, and fired missiles at the bedrooms of Iranian nuclear scientists and military commanders.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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Other files contained designs for sensors used to warn U.S. warplanes of incoming heat-seeking missiles and to jam their infrared tracking.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.—
Lauren Ferrer,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2023
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“Amphibian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amphibian. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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