Davy Jones's locker

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Noun
  • Inter basin transfers created the illusion of abundance.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Looking forward, there are two more areas for potential tropical development in the Atlantic basin in early October.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Picture the clear, blue water and the crashing waves rolling onto the beach.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of setting up a spot on the sand, beachgoers typically pitch their chairs in the shallow clear blue water and laze the day away.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions.
    Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Aeration—putting tiny holes in the soil to loosen it and allow for more nutrients, air, and water to reach greater depths—is another component of having beautiful turf.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The post also included a video showing aerial footage of a fast-moving boat at sea that suddenly explodes.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.
    Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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