as in ocean
an immeasurable depth or space
looking down at the dark ocean from the ship's rail, the cruise passenger felt as though he was staring into an abyss
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Recent Examples of abyss
With 60 minutes of run time remaining, the film has no choice but to slink into the abyss to die.
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
In March 2020, the U.S. economy seemed to be spiraling into an abyss.
—John Jennings, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The paths in the cave diverge, and Akilah, Van, and Shauna stick together, going deeper into the abyss.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
In four lines, the poetry soars and plummets, travels up into the cosmos and back down into the abyss.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
In March 2020, the U.S. economy seemed to be spiraling into an abyss.
—John Jennings, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The paths in the cave diverge, and Akilah, Van, and Shauna stick together, going deeper into the abyss.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
In four lines, the poetry soars and plummets, travels up into the cosmos and back down into the abyss.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for abyss
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abyss
Noun
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Container cargo coming in via ocean carrier must be lodged 24 hours before the containers start loading begins at the non-E.U. port.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2025
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The bright yellow ocean robot gained global fame in 2016 after voters overwhelmingly chose its name in an online poll.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On a series of party-line votes Thursday, the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee acted in advance of next week’s deadline to approve bills that expose a wide chasm between majority Democrats and minority Republicans over labor-management relations, mandates and regulations.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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The last-minute reliance on SpaceX's Dragon capsule underscored the chasm between Musk's relative upstart company and Boeing, the 108-year-old aerospace giant that has been bedeviled by technical, safety and engineering issues for years.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even if Putin were to agree to this interim détente, there remains a gulf between the positions of Russia and Ukraine, which wants security guarantees before signing a ceasefire with a giant neighbor that has violated past agreements.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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This is bad enough, but then there’s the wide gulf of sensibility that separates Rock and Martin; the latter’s effete irony just doesn’t gel with Rock’s political trenchancy.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These wide expanses of dense maritime forest are largely left alone.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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The extraordinary Lake Tahoe residence — nestled along a broad expanse of shoreline on 5.47 acres — has hit the market for $65 million.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
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Press your thumb lightly into the center of each ball to create an indention about 1/4-inch deep.—
Liv Dansky,
Southern Living,
12 Dec. 2024
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Users can also create and assign their own gestures instead, assigning — in Hyper’s example — a two-finger deep click to enter presentation mode in PowerPoint.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Abyss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abyss. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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