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Recent Examples of amphibian
Yet the amphibians thrive in a huge range of habits over most of the globe and have done so for millions of years.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
Conservationists transported the male frogs over 7,000 miles (11,000 kilometers) from their remote home off the coast of Chile to protect the species from a deadly fungus that’s affecting amphibians across the world.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The species belonged to a group of amphibians known as metoposaurid temnospondyls, which were the ancestors of today’s salamanders, frogs and toads.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The ditch itself measured about 46 feet long and was situated near a roundhouse, suggesting that humans may have played some role in the accumulation of these amphibians.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
Conservationists transported the male frogs over 7,000 miles (11,000 kilometers) from their remote home off the coast of Chile to protect the species from a deadly fungus that’s affecting amphibians across the world.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The species belonged to a group of amphibians known as metoposaurid temnospondyls, which were the ancestors of today’s salamanders, frogs and toads.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The ditch itself measured about 46 feet long and was situated near a roundhouse, suggesting that humans may have played some role in the accumulation of these amphibians.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amphibian
Noun
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The three-bedroom, four-bathroom house stretches more than 300 feet across Lake Washington’s waterfront has a dock that supports boats and seaplanes.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
16 Apr. 2025
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For one thing, the woodsy spread rests along 300 feet of water frontage on the eastern shores of Lake Washington and boasts a nearly 2,200-square-foot dock that can accommodate boats and seaplanes.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2025
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In 2001, Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, became the first federal death row inmate executed in almost 40 years.—
Kristin Wright,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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On the gurney, the 33-year-old bomber appeared as though life had begun to leave him before the lethal mix of chemicals entered his body.—
Kevin Johnson,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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As a biplane climbs to 8,500 feet, on a gloomy afternoon in April 1933, Swan’s daredevil plan is to leap from the metal hopper beneath the lower wing, drop through the clouds, and, at the precise moment the rocket in his backpack ignites, explode up into space.—
Howard Blum,
airmail.news,
15 Feb. 2025
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The locations for the shoot include Patagonia, the streets of Tokyo, and an ancient Middle Eastern city, with stunts including a spectacular biplane maneuver that shows off the daredevil side of Cruise, who famously does his own stunts.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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The United States has moved additional warplanes into the region.—
Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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China has delivered additional warplanes and drones to the junta to abet this effort.—
Ye Myo Hein,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.—
Lauren Ferrer,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2023
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“Amphibian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amphibian. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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