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as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
the ocean still holds mysteries that we are only beginning to unravel
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as in abyss
an immeasurable depth or space
with a single bound from the top of the cliff, he propelled the hang glider into the ocean of air over the valley
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Recent Examples of ocean
Saturn’s moon Enceladus, with a 313-mile diameter, regularly emits icy geysers, produced when oceans beneath its crust are squeezed by Saturn’s gravity.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
The residence is topped with an impeccable, landscaped rooftop with plenty of room for relaxed outdoor dining and lounging, as well as an infinity-edge pool that seems to melt into the ocean.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
Many audiences may remember him as the prisoner on the boat in The Dark Knight (2008) who tosses the detonator into the ocean.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
When the ocean is relatively calm and shallow, there is also less plankton, sand, particles, and other materials constantly churning in the waves, which gives the water a clearer appearance.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
The residence is topped with an impeccable, landscaped rooftop with plenty of room for relaxed outdoor dining and lounging, as well as an infinity-edge pool that seems to melt into the ocean.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
Many audiences may remember him as the prisoner on the boat in The Dark Knight (2008) who tosses the detonator into the ocean.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
When the ocean is relatively calm and shallow, there is also less plankton, sand, particles, and other materials constantly churning in the waves, which gives the water a clearer appearance.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ocean
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Only the sea stood between him and a new life in the United States.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Alexander Huang, head of international affairs for the main opposition Kuomintang party, defended the freeze on defense spending and questioned the effectiveness of investing heavily in a submarine program before the first vessel had even completed sea trials.—
Eric Cheung,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The fact that frantic diplomatic officials and business leaders managed to convince Petro to turn back from the abyss highlights the degree to which the Colombian economy is dependent on exports to the United States.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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And, while everyone else was distracted by pandemics and politics and TikTok, the cold, skeletal hand of time pulled the millennials into the abyss.—
Alex Baia,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The gulf started out a mile wide and shrank to inches, but each game still ended in defeat.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
10 Jan. 2025
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The gulf is an ocean basin and marginal sea off the Atlantic Ocean that spans thousands of miles along the U.S. and Mexico, as well as Cuba.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ocean. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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