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 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
Noun
  • Clusters of thunderstorms can develop over the ocean when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Prepping for this influx of shipments, the Port Authority along with its tenants—including the ocean carriers that own stakes and terminals in the port—made investments between 2021 and 2023 that included deepening channels to 50 feet and raising the Bayonne Bridge.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025

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