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
Reviews were mixed at the time, but that deep-dive into the widening mental abyss of a hypochondriac playwright (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) has only grown in esteem over time.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Some vociferously insist that nobody of their right mind would ever fall into the AI psychosis abyss.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
As a result, his vocals have a kind of stately yet starry-eyed quality, giving structure to these deformed, cosmic beats from the internet abyss.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
Inside China, however, the country often seems to be not taking over the world so much as sinking into an autocratic abyss.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Some vociferously insist that nobody of their right mind would ever fall into the AI psychosis abyss.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
As a result, his vocals have a kind of stately yet starry-eyed quality, giving structure to these deformed, cosmic beats from the internet abyss.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
Inside China, however, the country often seems to be not taking over the world so much as sinking into an autocratic abyss.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abyss
Noun
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About halfway down the driveway, a dirt road branches off to the west along the lagoon to the ocean.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The race, which began in 1989, consists of 44,000 kilometres of ocean racing and is considered among the most demanding tests of endurance in sport.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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But as Abetti freely admits, there is a chasm between a brilliant idea and a lasting enterprise.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 3,000 growing chasms have opened up in dozens of towns, swallowing up roads and houses in their path.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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China limits European equipment in telecoms infrastructure China is reportedly limiting the use of European equipment in its telecoms infrastructure, pointing to a deepening technological gulf between Beijing and the West.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The gulf between who Nelson really might be and how an aggregate of cultures—Colombian, American, capitalist, masculine—has molded him is the source of the play’s tragedy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The sheer expanse of places to see in Japan is astounding.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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Between them stretches the long expanse of the table—a zone of tension, where the celestial mission of knowledge collides with the earthly reality of budgets.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Bostick listed as starter SDSU junior transfer wide receiver Jacob Bostick moved ahead of Myles Kitt-Denton on the two-deep updated for the Cal game.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hutch screams at thugs during a four-on-one melee, and the irony is only flesh-wound deep.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Abyss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abyss. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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