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abyss

noun

ə-ˈbis

Definition of abyss

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 This genius gap filler blocks that area and prevents clutter from accumulating in the hard-to-reach abyss. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 While the Kings have plenty on the flank after the February addition of Artemi Panarin, Kuzmenko was a positive contributor when healthy and trusted last season, while their needs in the middle are less of a hole and more of an abyss. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 28 June 2026 The drugs seem more like a trip into the abyss instead of a gateway to euphoria. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 Hassan said that workers affected by the ban were in an abyss. — Nirit Peled, New Yorker, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for abyss

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Others have crossed whole oceans, spreading between hemispheres by a route scientists think is probably shipping, the cancer carried in ballast water or on the hulls of ships.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Collins is bunking in a 10-bedroom villa with a view of the ocean that is renting for approximately $12 thousand a day with a private chef and full staff.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

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Comparatively, coaches said that most of the other high-major conferences — none more so than the ACC — still have chasm-like gaps between their highest- and lowest-spending programs.

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Process This widening chasm between the desire to cook outside and the realities of modern life has helped fuel interest in electric grilling.

— William Jones, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Definition of chasm

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Billionaires buying up South Florida real estate, corporate expansions and a widening gulf between luxury and everyday home prices are changing Miami-Dade’s economic landscape.

— Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
From the start of Operation Epic Fury, a major gulf has existed between Saudi Arabia’s public statements and reports of its private activity.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026

Definition of gulf

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Russia has the world’s largest expanse of wetlands, making the possible impact of its nonparticipation considerable.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Temescal Gateway Park is a 141-acre expanse in Pacific Palisades that features a babbling brook, oak and sycamore canyons and trails that zigzag up the mountains, providing views of the Pacific Ocean and its coastline.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

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Hudson went on to speak about the depth of the water in the area where their boat was, saying that towards the stern, the water was about waist-deep, but towards the bow, the water was deeper.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
The earlier Supergirl, headlined by Helen Slater, deep-sixed at the box office with just over $14M domestic per Box Office Mojo.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026

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