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Recent Examples of coral reef
Beachgoers rave about its vibrant coral reef, which allows for exceptional snorkeling experiences.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Until the 1970s, the island had an offshore coral reef.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
At the nonprofit Great Barrier Reef Foundation, Anna Marsden leads the largest coordinated coral reef protection and restoration effort globally, securing a $287-million grant from the Australian government in 2022 and $456 million in additional private and philanthropic funding.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Vanuatu’s dive options range from coral reef and dramatic caverns to legendary World War II ship and plane wrecks like Million Dollar Point and the SS President Coolidge, a troopship sunk by mines in 1942 that can be explored with Aore Adventures in Espiritu Santo.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Until the 1970s, the island had an offshore coral reef.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
At the nonprofit Great Barrier Reef Foundation, Anna Marsden leads the largest coordinated coral reef protection and restoration effort globally, securing a $287-million grant from the Australian government in 2022 and $456 million in additional private and philanthropic funding.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Vanuatu’s dive options range from coral reef and dramatic caverns to legendary World War II ship and plane wrecks like Million Dollar Point and the SS President Coolidge, a troopship sunk by mines in 1942 that can be explored with Aore Adventures in Espiritu Santo.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coral reef
barrier reef
Noun
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South Florida is home to the only barrier reef in the continental United States.—
Cassie Martinez,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Part of the third-largest living coral barrier reef system in the world, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is home to 6,000 animal species, many of which swim above spur-and-groove reefs (corals separated by channels of sand) that rarely dip below the 45-foot mark.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Coral reef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coral%20reef. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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