as in aquatic
living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water
underwater plants don't require as much light to grow as surface plants a vessel designed for underwater exploration
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Recent Examples of underwater
Despite not finding the wreckage, the expedition captured invaluable underwater footage of marine life that inhabits the frigid depths of the Weddell Sea.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Thompson said tourist mecca Montego Bay was underwater.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The Catherine Hall Sports Complex, a stadium that hosts the annual Reggae Sumfest festival co-founded by Jimmy Cliff, is currently underwater.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Cuomo’s ratings are underwater, and Sliwa remains polarizing.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Thompson said tourist mecca Montego Bay was underwater.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The Catherine Hall Sports Complex, a stadium that hosts the annual Reggae Sumfest festival co-founded by Jimmy Cliff, is currently underwater.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Cuomo’s ratings are underwater, and Sliwa remains polarizing.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwater
Adjective
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Biologist and aquatic ecology expert Edinbergh Caldas Oliveira said the behavior is common when piranhas are defending their nests, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Aquaculture, which is farming fish and aquatic plants, came with its own set of issues surrounding sustainability, cost and guidelines.—
Amanda Leland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Last December, lawmakers passed a short-term funding bill that included $5.7 billion in emergency funding for the submarine industrial base.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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Despite the ongoing retirement of older hulls, the PLAN's submarine force is expected to grow to 65 units by 2025 and 80 units by 2035 due to an expansion of submarine construction capacity.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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Here, Farrell’s deadpan becomes a vessel not of submerged romantic longing, but of a mixture of guilt, grief, indecision, and rage.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Until now, most expeditions have only allowed scientists to stay submerged for a few hours at a time.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Underwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwater. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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