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Recent Examples of amphibian
Fossil evidence shows that this area was home to numerous tetrapods, small four-limbed vertebrates that include today’s living amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
The snake is mildly venomous and primarily eats amphibians and lizards, according to Ralbovsky.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2025
The ongoing decline of birds signals a broader crisis in the natural world already documented in global losses in insects, amphibians, and other wildlife.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Here’s a fun, hands-on show from Thor’s Reptile Family featuring arthropods, amphibians, and reptiles of all sizes.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
The snake is mildly venomous and primarily eats amphibians and lizards, according to Ralbovsky.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2025
The ongoing decline of birds signals a broader crisis in the natural world already documented in global losses in insects, amphibians, and other wildlife.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Here’s a fun, hands-on show from Thor’s Reptile Family featuring arthropods, amphibians, and reptiles of all sizes.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amphibian
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Even today, in places like the Pacific Northwest, there are regular seaplane services not only to isolated islands, but between the centers of cities like Seattle and Victoria, British Columbia.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2025
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Booking a seaplane tour is one of the most extraordinary and unforgettable ways to experience the area.—
Emily LaPointe,
Outside Online,
30 Jan. 2025
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The iPhone 16e can use Apple Intelligence to summarize text, generate images and remove photo bombers from pictures.—
Brian X. Chen,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The combined presence of the Carl Vinson, the Harry S. Truman, and B-2 stealth bombers stationed at Diego Garcia dramatically enhances the U.S.'s ability to carry out air and missile strikes, heightening the potential for wider military action.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 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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In the chain, Hegseth provided the exact timings of warplane launches and when bombs would drop — before the men and women carrying out those attacks on behalf of the United States were airborne.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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This year, those observing Ramadan in Gaza are also following the sounds of Israeli airstrikes, warplanes and drones.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
28 Mar. 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 23 Apr. 2025.
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