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Recent Examples of corroboree The southern corroboree frog is an iconic species in Australia. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025 Today, less than 50 individual southern corroboree frogs live in the wild. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025 The research team is still working on understanding what that means for both the corroboree and other frog species. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025 Kosch recently sequenced the genome of the southern corroboree — a black and brilliantly yellow frog of which 50 or fewer survive in the wild. Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024 In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus. Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2016 The late Lin Onus's paintings depict water lilies -- the habitat of the southern corroboree frog, of which there are now fewer than 100 in the world. Leanne Mirandilla, CNN, 2 July 2017 In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus. Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroboree
Noun
  • After 'tremendous commotion,' Cassie screamed, 'Isn't anybody seeing this?' Some of the most compelling testimony has come from former Combs former personal assistant, George Kaplan.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • Video footage from that day shows commotion and ICE agents entangled with members of Congress and their staff.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Even minor environmental disturbances can attract intense scrutiny and provoke strong reactions, making the industry more susceptible to reputational damage than many others.
    Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Additionally, those with restrictive calorie diets reported higher numbers of depressive symptoms, including low mood, low energy and sleep disturbances.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Nintendo caused a slight stir after the Switch 2 reveal.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
  • The night before the team were due to sail back to Southampton, Great-Uncle Charlie received a call from Neil Franklin, England’s centre-half who had just left Stoke City for Colombia along with George Mountford — two stars of English football causing a huge stir by moving to cash-rich Colombia.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • The clip shows the dog making a bee line for his favorite worker and receiving plenty of fuss.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
  • The next day there was a lot of fuss in the newspapers.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Pod coffee was an easier way to make a single cup in a hurry.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 24 May 2025
  • Rafael Nadal was a tennis warrior, to be sure: a competitive beast dripping with sweat and relentless in-the-moment ambition who could give the opposition a faraway gaze in a hurry.
    Christopher Clarey, Air Mail, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • The turmoil at key U.S. agencies threatens everything from forecast quality to storm recovery.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, the federal government agencies responsible for forecasting and disaster relief are in turmoil.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Things are going to get crazy, eliminate the noise.
    Tim Willert, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
  • From the Guentzel, Burns and (both) Rantanen trades, to the signing of Orlov and the blockbuster deal that started it all — Elias Lindholm and Noah Hanifin to Calgary for Dougie Hamilton, Micheal Ferland and Adam Fox — Carolina isn’t afraid to make noise.
    Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • No 9, a physical presence up top who wears his shorts like a 1980s Rugby League player and clatters into opponents with a ferocity to match.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • There were hits with a bamboo clatter stick, which projects a rattling sound.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025

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“Corroboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroboree. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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