as in ocean
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
millions of plants and animals live in the sea
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Recent Examples of sea
In a lot of ways, [the film] is about the planet and losing these creatures and losing the sea life.
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Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Sporting massive guns and thick armor, whoever had the biggest had, in theory, the most control of the seas.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
And in 1848 the remaining crew—105 men—decided to try to walk across the sea ice from the island to the Canadian mainland.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
And, as a film, this tearjerking story about giant sea creatures, broken people, and huge secrets works well enough.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
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Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Sporting massive guns and thick armor, whoever had the biggest had, in theory, the most control of the seas.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
And in 1848 the remaining crew—105 men—decided to try to walk across the sea ice from the island to the Canadian mainland.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
And, as a film, this tearjerking story about giant sea creatures, broken people, and huge secrets works well enough.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea
ocean
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But when a mysterious aircraft sinks into the ocean, Ally’s peaceful world is suddenly thrown into danger and is thrust into a journey real-life marine creatures as the film explores themes of friendship and courage.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Orion capsule will be returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for additional study following the mission — but before it was plucked from the ocean, the divers managed to capture images of the capsule and its heat shield underwater.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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