CORAL REEF Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

coral reef

noun

Definition of coral reef

as in barrier reef

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Recent Examples of coral reef Plastic use is minimal, with clean sea and coral reef awareness shared among staff and guests. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026 Turquoise green lagoon for a kilometer and then the sea of deep blue shade beyond the coral reef. — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 Research also suggests that some chemical sunscreen ingredients may damage marine life, such as coral reefs. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 25 May 2026 The 38-year-old man had been spearfishing with friends when he was attacked on a coral reef off Rottnest Island near Australia's southwest coast, Western Australia Police Sergeant Michael Wear said. — CBS News, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for coral reef

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barrier reef

Noun

Roughly 15 minutes from San Pedro, the shallow patch-reef complex sits inside the main barrier reef.

— Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Just offshore lies the Mesoamerican Reef, the largest barrier reef system in the Western Hemisphere and the second-largest in the world, an extremely vulnerable ecosystem.

— Natalie Leticia Gallón, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026

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