as in abyss
an immeasurable depth or space
a recurrent dream in which he would fall helplessly into a dark and silent abysm
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Reviews were mixed at the time, but that deep-dive into the widening mental abyss of a hypochondriac playwright (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) has only grown in esteem over time.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Some vociferously insist that nobody of their right mind would ever fall into the AI psychosis abyss.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Restaurant Mola Mola At the southern tip of Ishigaki inside Ishigaki Seaside Hotel, Mola Mola offers sweeping ocean views and an impressive buffet.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But these aerosols could also deplete the ozone layer or worsen ocean acidification.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Abysm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysm. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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