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Recent Examples of cay
Then in June this year, a 65-year-old man died after his yacht capsized off Lady Elliot Island, the southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Peter Guo, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park’s length is equivalent to that of the entire west coast of the U.S., yet accounts for 10 percent of the entire planet’s coral reef ecosystems — that’s nearly 3,000 coral reefs, 300 coral cays, 600 continental islands, and 150 inshore mangrove islands.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
The trip goes awry as their party boat crashes and leaves the two as the lone survivors on a Caribbean cay.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
The Bahamas Tourism Department also recently spotlighted deals available through the end of the year including the Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach offering discounts on all-inclusive vacations, or discounts on day trips in the Exuma cays.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
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Peter Guo, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park’s length is equivalent to that of the entire west coast of the U.S., yet accounts for 10 percent of the entire planet’s coral reef ecosystems — that’s nearly 3,000 coral reefs, 300 coral cays, 600 continental islands, and 150 inshore mangrove islands.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
The trip goes awry as their party boat crashes and leaves the two as the lone survivors on a Caribbean cay.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
The Bahamas Tourism Department also recently spotlighted deals available through the end of the year including the Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach offering discounts on all-inclusive vacations, or discounts on day trips in the Exuma cays.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cay
Noun
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Courtesy Kellie Carlson The attack The attack unfolded as Carlson and her family — all avid divers — were at the Lighthouse Reef atoll in the Caribbean Sea.—
Morgan Chesky,
NBC News,
31 Dec. 2024
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These include Pacific atolls vaporized in mile-high explosions.—
Thomas Bass
Author,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Taiwan's government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, saying that only the island's people can decide their future.—
Joe Cash and Ben Blanchard,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Stretched across the Wakayama, Nara, and Mie prefectures and mostly covered by the Kii Mountain Range, Honshu island’s largest peninsula is Japan’s spiritual heartland.—
Katie Chang,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Over the last few decades, coral reefs in Florida and across much of the Caribbean have lost an enormous amount of their large, adult coral colonies that can spawn.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
4 Feb. 2025
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Researchers also hope the protection will ultimately help make the atolls’ coral reefs more resilient in the face of threats like climate change and disease.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Cay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cay. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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