efflorescences

Definition of efflorescencesnext
plural of efflorescence

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Noun
  • Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.
    Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Our destination was a cluster of coral pinnacles called Rib Reef, on the Great Barrier Reef’s outer edge.
    Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • If empires could assign names to vast mountain ranges—Hindu Kush, from the Persian kushtan, to kill—with administrative casualness, as if naming could override geological fact, why not render those summits as battered cookware?
    Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The analysis excluded multilateral summits hosted in China, such as the Belt and Road Forum, where dozens of leaders may attend without receiving individual announcements.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Efflorescences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efflorescences. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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