Davy Jones's locker

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Noun
  • The combination probably explains the excessive growth, turning the water surface an opaque green and preventing onlookers from seeing the new blue hue of the concrete basin.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • Trump previously said the plan was to sandblast, caulk and resurface the pool basin.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Travelers will fly halfway around the world to find crystal-clear, blue water, from The Bahamas to the Seychelles and the Gili Islands.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026
  • The sight of clear, blue water is synonymous with a sense of peace.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Annie rescued its name from the depths.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The guests keep coming; the sea, beaches, cafes, and tourist infrastructure are working.
    Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • So far, the sea animals haven’t been wrong.
    Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
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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 27 Jun. 2026.

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