as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
sailors shipwrecked by the wild waves of Neptune
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Recent Examples of Neptune
The Florida State University grad is New York-based now, but was born and raised in Neptune Beach.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
In 1989: The U.S. spacecraft Voyager 2 reached Neptune, sending back the first close-up photographs of the eighth planet.
—AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Kyiv famously used its Neptune anti-ship missile to sink the Moskva, Russia's Black Sea fleet flagship, in the early weeks of the full-scale war.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
However, Mars’ opposition to Saturn and Neptune in Aries (your second house of stability) highlights issues with money and your sense of self-worth.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
In 1989: The U.S. spacecraft Voyager 2 reached Neptune, sending back the first close-up photographs of the eighth planet.
—AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Kyiv famously used its Neptune anti-ship missile to sink the Moskva, Russia's Black Sea fleet flagship, in the early weeks of the full-scale war.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
However, Mars’ opposition to Saturn and Neptune in Aries (your second house of stability) highlights issues with money and your sense of self-worth.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Neptune
Noun
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The storm is poised to deliver tropical storm-force wind gusts, soaking rain and dangerous seas up most of the East Coast into early next week.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Trapped at sea On both page and screen, Carrie, the woman pretending to be Anne, lures Laura to the ship’s hold and traps her there.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Both healthy and sick sea stars carried a ton of Vibrio bacteria—which was expected, since the genus is found all over the ocean.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The hotel contains 15 rooms and a pool exclusively for guests that overlooks the ocean.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Neptune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Neptune. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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