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
Not everyone falls into a mental abyss when using AI.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Khamenei is on the edge of the abyss.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Maybe one of the coaches’ who have helped their young phenoms push the team out of the abyss in San Jose or Chicago will win the Jack Adams.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Stuck in this box hurtling toward the abyss is Agnes (Coon), who’s been living at a motel on the fringes of Oklahoma City since leaving a violent ex, Jerry (Steve Key).
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Khamenei is on the edge of the abyss.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Maybe one of the coaches’ who have helped their young phenoms push the team out of the abyss in San Jose or Chicago will win the Jack Adams.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Stuck in this box hurtling toward the abyss is Agnes (Coon), who’s been living at a motel on the fringes of Oklahoma City since leaving a violent ex, Jerry (Steve Key).
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for abyss
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abyss
Noun
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The team also found that periods of elevated ocean temperatures — usually times of stress for the microbes because of a dearth of nutrients — actually resulted in more of those positive interactions.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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And farther north along Gleason Beach in Sonoma County, rapid erosion finally forced officials in 2020 to move a section of the road inland, to further avoid the ocean’s wrath.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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The chasm between physical scales — atoms are vastly larger than the Planck scale — seems unstable and unnatural.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
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The economic chasm between the United States and Europe is growing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the gulf between public opinion and civil culpability is vast, attorneys for the platforms say.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the past few days, the gulf between the top brass and the rank and file has grown.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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Located on Siesta Key near downtown Sarasota on the state's west coast, this kid-friendly beach has a wide expanse of soft, powdery white, quartz-crystal sand that somehow doesn’t get hot in the Florida sun.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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It’s perfectly situated for wanders down the beautiful expanse of Flamand beach or hikes to the highest point of the island.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Attempting that deep of a kick with a soggy field seemed like a dubious decision to begin with.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 3,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Jan. 2026
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So if your holiday spending didn’t quite dig you into this deep of a hole, debt relief programs likely aren’t the best fit for you.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Abyss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abyss. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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