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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coral reefs
atolls
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Known as the Xisha Islands in China and Hoang Sa Islands in Vietnam, the chain of reefs and atolls lies about 300 nautical miles south of the Chinese mainland and has long been a regional flashpoint.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025 -
Some Pacific atolls sit just 1 to 2 meters above sea level and are slowly disappearing as waters rise.—
Lauren Gifford,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Coral reefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coral%20reefs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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