aquariums

variants or aquaria
plural of aquarium

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Recent Examples of aquariums Accredited aquariums, such as the Seattle Aquarium, breed the sharks in captivity, according to the aquarium’s website. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aquariums
Noun
  • The animals were kept in cages or kennels filled with feces or were tied up, and all of them were covered in ticks and fleas, according to the outlet.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • Territorial animals such as crocodiles must be isolated, which requires more cages and in turn, more funding.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Drawing pens for the kids, highlighters for those profound poolside page turners, and most crucial of all, a bull-clip of Cambodia's note-heavy Riel.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • These smaller autonomous vessels function as mobile submarine pens and small aircraft carriers, performing electronic warfare and launching various unmanned systems.
    Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • These terrariums won’t be home to living plants or fungi, but will instead house a mushroom nature scene created by its maker.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 July 2026
  • Samaa is a beautiful all-day diner filled with vases of bui (desert cotton), willow wood lamps from Kashmir, Channapatna toys, and exquisitely layered terrariums created from leftover construction material.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To stake herbaceous peonies, use rings, grow-through grids, tomato cages, or homemade corrals made of bamboo and string.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026
  • Federal officials are using helicopters and ground vehicles to drive the horses into a large catch pen with holding corrals.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • The third-year edge rusher arrived at camp at 265 pounds, more than 10 pounds heavier than he was listed at last season.
    Tyler M. Carmona July 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • More than a month after a massive fire swept through the warehouse, Lineage is still working to remove more than 85 million pounds of weeks-old food, which has brought rancid odors, flies and rats to the surrounding area.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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“Aquariums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquariums. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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