Davy Jones's locker

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Noun
  • The three downstream or lower basin states — California, Arizona and Nevada — are at odds with the four states in the river’s upper basin — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • After the requisite turnout of local speakers, the stage was turned over to Everclear, whose Art Alexakis made sure the twin fire above the other end of the Los Angeles basin was not forgotten in the Altadena/Pasadena focus.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There, a dock sits almost level with the crystal-blue water—the same color as the fervedouros—and wooden steps descend into the cool water.
    Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • His one happy place is in the clear blue water.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This first three-dimensional cross-sectional image goes 11 miles) below the crater and shows what appear to be various pools of magma at different depths, with rock or other material between them and more numerous toward the southeast of the crater.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
  • January pulls you into the depths of your psyche and beneath the surface of love, asking you to slow down long enough to feel something real.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • People pour in from the dense warrens of India’s financial capital and from dusty villages thousands of kilometers away, all flowing towards the fortified, sea-facing Mumbai home of actor Shah Rukh Khan.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • On Friday, North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, sparking condemnation from Seoul.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Davy Jones's locker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Davy%20Jones%27s%20locker. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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