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
  • Tom Cruise spends the movie running through New Jersey with two terrified kids while ash drifts through the streets and giant alien war machines scoop humans into dangling metal cages.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Guards pulled them out of their cages and beat them, leaving one with a bloody eye and another with a broken wrist, and pepper-spraying them indiscriminately, according to a filing by an attorney in the First Amendment case.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Lindsey Hodgson checking up on the new calves kept in different pens depending age.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Twila Byars pens heartfelt tribute to late stepbrother, Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 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
  • 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
  • Free parking is available in front of the corrals at the end of the street.
    Noah Daly Updated May 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Mora is listed at only 5-foot-6, 137 pounds.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026
  • American soldiers liberated the camp months later, finding Haller at just 55 pounds and very sick.
    Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026

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“Aquariums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquariums. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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