Davy Jones's locker

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Noun
  • The Guadalupe River has had a history of floods, with one of the most prominent incidents occurring in 1987, when five to 10 inches of rain fell in the upper headwaters of the river’s basin.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Trees and Shrubs * Use basins around trunks to direct water to the roots and avoid runoff.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • The picture showed the two ladies standing in clear blue water, smiling from ear to ear for the camera.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • Turks and Caicos is a trendy spot to enjoy gorgeous blue waters and incredible beaches.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • In particular, the ocean battle, with Kong chained to an aircraft carrier as Godzilla attacks from the depths, is a masterclass in tension, staging and environment-building rarely seen in modern blockbuster cinema.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The show found its audience quickly, perhaps due to the main character’s quest to spread happiness and kindness at a time when the world was deep in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But a sea of chaos is exactly the milieu in which leaders can make a critical difference because so much energy is free floating.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Isidro Pérez spent his life by the sea: first, during his childhood in Cuba, and at the end, on a house-boat off the coast of Key Largo with his dogs.
    Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 1 July 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 10 Jul. 2025.

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