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 agency ordered contractors to not use bars or cages when transporting families and unaccompanied children.
    JACK BROOK, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Penalty kicks in concrete cages, long-range screamers in top-flight stadiums.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • Beyond your computer, there are notebooks, pens, sunglasses, chargers, phone cords, keys, wallets and important papers.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
  • Even the hotel’s green ink pens are recycled—and recyclable—cardboard.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Artists used everything from traditional fishbowl terrariums to more sophisticated Wardian cases, which were used to support a myriad of tropical plants, including begonias, gesneriads, and specialty carnivorous plants, says bunting.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Standard practices with cattle can break the skin, including shearing and dehorning, or even moving them in and out of corrals can cause scrapes and cuts.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Its 50,000-square-foot factory has the capacity to make 50 satellites, weighing up to 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds), a year.
    Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • One officer estimated the surrounding trash pile weighed 1,000 pounds.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 July 2026

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“Aquariums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquariums. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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