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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
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The incident took place Tuesday morning local time as a plane belonging to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources was flying what Philippine officials said was a routine low-altitude patrol over the Scarborough Shoal, an atoll that is mostly underwater but is rich in fish stocks.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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In short, atolls might not be such outliers in this world after all.—
Raymond Zhong,
New York Times,
26 June 2024
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Her travel writing has taken her to rainforests, remote tropical islands, and the red carpets of Cannes.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
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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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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“Cay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cay. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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