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Other species, like benthic (bottom-dwelling) sharks, have rougher or more robust denticles designed to resist wear as the shark brushes along the sea floor.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 26 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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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 26 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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For the advanced, channels around the islands work like pelagic highways, attracting more than 3,000 different marine species.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, offshore, the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge pulses with life: think harbor seals, black oystercatchers, and pelagic cormorants.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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On whale cams, clingy fish steal the show The marine scientist who recorded the accidental close-ups of the remoras’ high-speed whale surfing had placed suction-cup cameras on humpbacks during their annual migration from Antarctica to the waters off Australia’s Queensland state.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The statement went on to detail potential marine hazards.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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This successful test is expected to sharpen the international competition for valuable deep-sea minerals.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The findings were made during a 2022 deep-sea expedition in the Gascoyne Marine Park aboard CSIRO’s research vessel, the RV Investigator, according to Australian outlet ABC.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The 500,000-gallon, conical tank holds deepwater fish from the nearby Gulf Stream.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Furthermore, a preliminary agreement with Egypt’s EGAS may lead to the development of five deepwater gas wells in the Mediterranean, connecting to existing infrastructure.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Water sampling went smoothly, with the help of Niskin bottles, oceanographic tools for sample-collecting that consist of thick plastic tubes with stoppers on both ends.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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