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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abysm
Noun
  • Legislators can schedule a summer session or wait until the fall veto session to deal with the fiscal abyss.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • All that being said, the grimmest predictions as to how Iran might react to the bombings from Israel and the U.S. — and how the region could spiral ever closer to the abyss — now look overblown.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • He’s taught at FAU for about 20 years and goes out for regular jaunts in the ocean to tag sharks with transmitters so investigators can track their behavior.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
  • Over 90 million Americans swim in pools, lakes and oceans every year, and one-third of that group swims regularly for fitness.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
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“Abysm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysm. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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