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as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
the ocean still holds mysteries that we are only beginning to unravel
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as in abyss
an immeasurable depth or space
with a single bound from the top of the cliff, he propelled the hang glider into the ocean of air over the valley
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Recent Examples of ocean
Just imagine what protecting 30% of the ocean could mean.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Researchers involved with the study say that vertebrate fossils have never been found in the area that was once Sundaland, now submerged in the ocean.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
As sea levels rise and beaches erode, ocean waves and tides continue to shrink beaches, and the high tide line is moving inland.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
In other words, the data PACE has collected is improving our understanding about how Earth's atmosphere and oceans exchange carbon dioxide and reveal how aerosols might fuel phytoplankton growth in the surface ocean.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 15 May 2025
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Researchers involved with the study say that vertebrate fossils have never been found in the area that was once Sundaland, now submerged in the ocean.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
As sea levels rise and beaches erode, ocean waves and tides continue to shrink beaches, and the high tide line is moving inland.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
In other words, the data PACE has collected is improving our understanding about how Earth's atmosphere and oceans exchange carbon dioxide and reveal how aerosols might fuel phytoplankton growth in the surface ocean.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ocean
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Clouds have been seen in Titan's southern hemisphere before, but never in the northern hemisphere, where most of the moon's seas and lakes are found.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
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Certain birds that nest on land and fish at sea are also helpful.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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The agreement with the UK also gives other world leaders a reason to hope that other deals can rescue the global economy from the abyss, providing a framework for future negotiations.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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With deep-sea mining looming, biologists race to collect and name the undiscovered species of the abyss, the last wilderness on earth.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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Studio Nicholas Venezia In Janáček’s Quartet No. 1, the Takács ratcheted up the genre’s conversational quality into high drama, widening the expressive gulf between the opening lamentation and the skittering response.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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Other industry experts have pegged the gulf as wide as 5 to 10 times.—
Jesse Silvertown,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ocean. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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