as in island
a ring-shaped land mass surrounded by water and made of coral
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Recent Examples of atoll
And many higher echelon Maldivians, zigzagging between cozying up to India and China, appear to benefit from tourists who don’t look beyond the sun loungers and the cocktail bar on their private atoll.
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Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
On their mission, during which Philippine ships passed out supplies to local fishermen, a fisheries bureau patrol plane observed a pair of Chinese coast guard ships near the atoll.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The United States has condemned China's recent interception of a Philippine government vessel near a disputed atoll in the South China Sea early Wednesday morning.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Yet these efforts created an enduring feature in the environment — a ‘road’ that sharks now use as a convenient route into the atoll’s interior waters.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
On their mission, during which Philippine ships passed out supplies to local fishermen, a fisheries bureau patrol plane observed a pair of Chinese coast guard ships near the atoll.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The United States has condemned China's recent interception of a Philippine government vessel near a disputed atoll in the South China Sea early Wednesday morning.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Yet these efforts created an enduring feature in the environment — a ‘road’ that sharks now use as a convenient route into the atoll’s interior waters.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoll
Noun
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The government of Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, fled to the island in 1949 after being defeated by Mao Zedong's Communist Party and functions as its own state with a military, economy, and diplomatic relations.—
Micah McCartney,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The film follows Roz after their transport ship crashes onto an island populated only by animals, including Fink the fox (voiced by Pedro Pascal) and Pinktail the possum (voiced by Catherine O'Hara).—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Florida Keys—an archipelago of coral cays stretching from just north of Key Largo all the way south to Key West—are not known for their bountiful beaches, which comes as a surprise to most visitors.—
Terry Ward,
Outside Online,
19 Jan. 2025
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The unspoiled cays are home to a national marine park, where visitors can snorkel with sea turtles.—
Eve Chen,
USA TODAY,
17 Nov. 2024
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The researchers wanted to develop a less invasive technique that allowed donor islets to be implanted in a site that was more accessible, such as under the skin, and that enabled the islets’ indefinite survival.—
Paul McClure
February 23,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2025
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Given the size of the islet and the river’s current, her body could have been washed away.—
Lauren Markham,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Days can be spent visiting Buddhist temples, swimming beneath waterfalls, and hopping on boats to snorkel around colorful coral reefs.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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In the Northwest Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, invasive lionfish, native to Asia and Australia, have spread, preying on native fish essential to coral reefs.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Atoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atoll. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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