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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 In October 2021, ocean spot freight rates soared above $10,000 per 40-foot equivalent unit (FEU), according to Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI). Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025 The father, 37, jumped into the ocean to save his daughter. Miami Herald, 3 July 2025 In an industry dependent on sun, warm water and the perfect ocean breeze, good weather days are crucial for traffic. Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 3 July 2025 This Saturday, anyone can cast a line in a lake, river or the ocean without spending a dime. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for ocean
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  • But a sea of chaos is exactly the milieu in which leaders can make a critical difference because so much energy is free floating.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Isidro Pérez spent his life by the sea: first, during his childhood in Cuba, and at the end, on a house-boat off the coast of Key Largo with his dogs.
    Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
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  • 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
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  • After all, the two teams have the largest gulf in terms of Transfermarkt squad value among all teams at the tournament.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
  • These efforts helped narrow the gulf between the performance of U.S. and Chinese AI tools on most popular benchmarks to single-digit percentages by the end of 2024.
    Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2025

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“Ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ocean. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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