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Recent Examples of reef
But Keet and his team take students to various point, reef, and beach breaks in the area, from Campus and Leadbetter Point, to other secret spots.
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2025
Willson is particularly frustrated that the end of the Aurora has come around the same time that plans are moving ahead for the SS United States, once the largest passenger ship built entirely in the US, to be intentionally sunk to form the world’s largest artificial reef.
—Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Just across the bridge, friendly reef snorkeling offers a swim around bright coral, electric blue clams, rays, eels, and a dazzling array of fish.
—Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Since the reef is just five miles offshores, snorkeling charters can easily take you out over the reef for some exploring of your own.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2025
Willson is particularly frustrated that the end of the Aurora has come around the same time that plans are moving ahead for the SS United States, once the largest passenger ship built entirely in the US, to be intentionally sunk to form the world’s largest artificial reef.
—Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Just across the bridge, friendly reef snorkeling offers a swim around bright coral, electric blue clams, rays, eels, and a dazzling array of fish.
—Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Since the reef is just five miles offshores, snorkeling charters can easily take you out over the reef for some exploring of your own.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reef
Noun
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Police departments are issuing warnings and urging parents to talk with their kids about the potential dangers, while principals are sending letters home.—
Jazmin Towe,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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Otherwise, these products – with their sleek packaging and attractive social media campaigns that obscure their dangers – remain a growing threat to our children.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Firefighters worked to mitigate the leak, containing the hazards, while maintenance workers shut down the building’s HVAC system, officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
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That hazard area nearly encompasses the Turks and Caicos Islands in their entirety, according to the FAA’s environmental assessment.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Most of the set pieces are callbacks to the series’ history of putting Cruise in peril and demonstrating his ability to stay in extraordinary fighting shape.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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Preserving as much pitching as possible is paramount, a desire Gordon almost put in peril.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Benson is opposed to adding new burdens to the front end of registration for millions of voters.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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In the end, the burden of due diligence falls on the traveler.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2025
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“Reef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reef. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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