as in abysses
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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Jean-Pierre is an artifact of an age that looks recent on paper but feels prehistoric in practice—the age of pantsuits, the word ’empowerment,’ the musical Hamilton, the cheap therapeutic entreaties to ‘work on yourself’ and ‘lean in’ to various corporate abysses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
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On the other side of the country, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a longtime reader favorite, is a warm alternative to sterile airport abysses.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Oct. 2024
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Beyond rock and ice The finding of L 98-59 d challenges the long-standing astronomical belief that small exoplanets must be either gas dwarfs or water worlds covered in ice and oceans.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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In addition to Iran’s crude still being exported through the Strait of Hormuz, vast amounts of its oil were already on tankers in the world’s oceans before the conflict began, looking for buyers.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Abysms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysms. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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