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Found nowhere else on the planet, this tiny amphibian is known for its unique method of parenting, with male Darwin’s frogs gestating their young in the vocal sac below their mouth.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The Pokémon character Wooper is also thought to be inspired by the amphibian.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Meadowbrook Nature Preserve in Valparaiso is a place to explore and learn more about the life cycle of the amphibian.
—Deena Butterfield, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Now, more than 150 species of plants — including native varieties supporting hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators — as well as 22 species of raptors, bobcats, coyotes, deer and fox, and rare types of birds and amphibians thrive at the nature sanctuary the couple has created.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The Pokémon character Wooper is also thought to be inspired by the amphibian.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Meadowbrook Nature Preserve in Valparaiso is a place to explore and learn more about the life cycle of the amphibian.
—Deena Butterfield, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Now, more than 150 species of plants — including native varieties supporting hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators — as well as 22 species of raptors, bobcats, coyotes, deer and fox, and rare types of birds and amphibians thrive at the nature sanctuary the couple has created.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amphibian
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Set in the middle of a host of beautiful lakes, Tavares is known America’s Seaplane City because of the high number of seaplanes that take off and land from its seaplane base.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ports include Friday Harbor, Port Townsend and Poulsbo, and guests can enjoy whale watching, seaplane rides, kayaking and more.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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And as federal agents and local police wrongly focussed on Richard Jewell, a security guard who had spotted the suspicious package and should have been hailed as a hero, the real bomber disappeared.—
John Archibald,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with The Charlotte Observer, Sinise said that Soaring Valor grew out of his relationship with the WWII museum and his desire to preserve veterans’ stories like those of his Uncle Jack, a B-17 bomber crew member.—
Chase Jordan
October 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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The 1934 model year showcased an elegant new design, with coachbuilder Fleetwood crafting a body (no. 200) featuring streamlined fenders, a waterfall grille, and biplane bumpers.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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Their modest aircraft, a wooden biplane made of spruce and ash covered by cotton muslin, was open to the outside air.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Aug. 2025
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The recent drone escalation appears minor compared with the scale of the war that Putin began in 2022, when hundreds of thousands of Russian troops, tanks, and warplanes poured into Ukraine.—
Andrew Ryvkin,
The Atlantic,
14 Oct. 2025
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In Deir al-Balah, in Gaza, Israeli warplanes could be heard overhead at 1 a.m. and again after 5:30 a.m.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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