as in ocean
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
millions of plants and animals live in the sea
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Recent Examples of sea
Centuries ago, a fleet of Spanish ships laden with gold, silver and jewels taken from the New World was sailing back to Spain when a hurricane wrecked the flotilla on July 31, 1715, spilling the treasures into the sea, according to the 1715 Fleet Society.
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Kate Payne, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Unexpected sea ice can damage ships or stop them in their tracks, forcing them to re-route or turn back.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Each day offers the chance to spot wolves, sea otters, humpback whales, and bald eagles both from shore and at sea.
—Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Alternate names for opalite include argenon, sea opal and opal moonstone.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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Kate Payne, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Unexpected sea ice can damage ships or stop them in their tracks, forcing them to re-route or turn back.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Each day offers the chance to spot wolves, sea otters, humpback whales, and bald eagles both from shore and at sea.
—Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Alternate names for opalite include argenon, sea opal and opal moonstone.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea
ocean
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Clusters of thunderstorms can develop over the ocean when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Prepping for this influx of shipments, the Port Authority along with its tenants—including the ocean carriers that own stakes and terminals in the port—made investments between 2021 and 2023 that included deepening channels to 50 feet and raising the Bayonne Bridge.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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