as in abyss
an immeasurable depth or space
a recurrent dream in which he would fall helplessly into a dark and silent abysm
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Noun
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If there have been peaks and valleys in terms of social freedoms since 1979 (President Mohammad Khatami’s tenure being a higher point), Iranians are currently in an abyss.—
Joobin Bekhrad,
Time,
10 June 2026 -
The rescue team was able to pump enough water out of the system for four miners to crawl out of the muddy abyss on May 30, authorities said.—
Aicha El Hammar Castano,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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The Ocean Observatories Initiative is a network of more than 900 ocean sensors built at a cost of $386 million.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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The deaths also came as powerful surf and dangerous ocean conditions battered California's coastline.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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“Abysm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysm. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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