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Recent Examples of benthic
The scientists noticed a drop in their prey, such as small pelagic fishes in the case of seals and smaller benthic sharks in the case of sevengill sharks.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
This kills off the benthic life as well as the more commercially valuable crabs and finfish.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025
And, like the small miracle of any benthic shine found in sandy human hands, Frame’s prolific œuvre very nearly didn’t exist for us, but for drastic, tidal chance.
—Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Depositing the fleet of six benthic landers into the gulf has been an expensive and thorny process.
—Robin Catalano, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
This kills off the benthic life as well as the more commercially valuable crabs and finfish.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025
And, like the small miracle of any benthic shine found in sandy human hands, Frame’s prolific œuvre very nearly didn’t exist for us, but for drastic, tidal chance.
—Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Depositing the fleet of six benthic landers into the gulf has been an expensive and thorny process.
—Robin Catalano, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benthic
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One third of pelagic sharks and rays are now threatened with extinction.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Shallow slip The researchers found that, in the case of Tōhoku, the normal layer of firm rock that usually sits between the plates actually consisted of a 30-meter-thick layer of pelagic clay, a soft, slippery substance that accumulated there over millions of years as microscopic particles settled.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Dec. 2025
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Theon Design’s cofounder, Adam Hawley, came armed for the task as a design veteran with a 20-year resume that includes BMW and Jaguar Land Rover, as well as a few aviation and marine clients to boot.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
4 Feb. 2026
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These collagen supplements are normally fish-based and called marine collagen.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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During a visit to France in November, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took time off from diplomacy to thank a group of French fishermen who are collecting old nets from deep-sea vessels fishing for tuna and other species.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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With an itinerary that can swing from luaus to local restaurants and misty uplands to deep-sea diving, Hawaii demands a packing list as versatile as the islands themselves.—
Natalie Hammond,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Among the clearest statements of China’s intent in the Western Hemisphere came in the fall of 2024, when Xi traveled to Peru to inaugurate the Chancay Port, the largest deepwater facility on the western coast of South America.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
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Friday’s announcement marks the first time that deepwater shark species have been added to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s lists of regulated species.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
1 Dec. 2025
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In a different study, Sugimoto and colleagues with the Japan Meteorological Agency and the Meteorological Research Institute took oceanographic measurements in the Extension’s new location.—
Chris Mooney,
CNN Money,
17 Dec. 2025
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Redwing is claimed to be a Slocum Sentinel Glider, which is the next generation of autonomous ocean gliders – this ultra-long endurance uncrewed vehicle allows for over a year of persistent ocean monitoring and has the size and energy to address the widest range of oceanographic missions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Benthic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benthic. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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