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. 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 See All Example Sentences for Neptune
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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