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Recent Examples of benthic
The Arctic and sub-Arctic waters are nutrient-rich during the summer, which supports booming populations of amphipods and other benthic organisms.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
According to the study authors, these changes can be tied to stagnation and decline in the ocean’s biodiversity, particularly among benthic animals, or animals associated with the bottom of the sea, such as corals, crustaceans, and brachiopods.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 June 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
Many benthic animals overcome these limitations using legged locomotion and have different hydrodynamic profiles dictated by different body morphologies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2019
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
According to the study authors, these changes can be tied to stagnation and decline in the ocean’s biodiversity, particularly among benthic animals, or animals associated with the bottom of the sea, such as corals, crustaceans, and brachiopods.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 June 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
Many benthic animals overcome these limitations using legged locomotion and have different hydrodynamic profiles dictated by different body morphologies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benthic
Adjective
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Sargassum includes pelagic species of brown seaweed that have their origin offshore in the Atlantic Ocean and float on its surface, according to the FWC.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Researchers also encountered glass squid and spotted a pelagic octopus feeding on a bright red jellyfish.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office marine unit recovered the body, who was later identified as the missing person, Liverpool.—
Sofia Saric
June 16,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Plastic accumulates in our oceans and on our beaches, killing seabirds, sea turtles and other marine mammals.—
Kelley Dennings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Researchers explored the remains during multiple deep-sea submersible trips in 2023, collecting samples and mapping the extent of the necropolis.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The ship will also carry a 40-meter coring system for extracting deep-sea sediment samples, advanced oceanographic instrumentation, and fiber-rope lifting systems capable of operating across virtually the entire water column—from surface to seafloor.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Eisbrenner chose Brownsville for its deepwater access, low vessel traffic, and her conviction that the oil-rich Permian Basin in West Texas would eventually flood the region with excess natural gas.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Brazil, the region’s largest oil and gas producer, is now a global leader in deepwater and ultra-deepwater production and aims to rank among the world’s top five crude producers by 2030, driven by prolific fields such as Búzios.—
Juan Pablo Spinetto,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The ship will also carry a 40-meter coring system for extracting deep-sea sediment samples, advanced oceanographic instrumentation, and fiber-rope lifting systems capable of operating across virtually the entire water column—from surface to seafloor.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Chinese developers said the vehicles are intended for high-precision oceanographic surveys, seabed mapping and underwater reconnaissance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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“Benthic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benthic. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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