as in ocean
an immeasurable depth or space
looking down at the dark ocean from the ship's rail, the cruise passenger felt as though he was staring into an abyss
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Recent Examples of abyss
Measure out the width of your appliance, cut it to that size, and then stuff it into the gapped area to stop items from disappearing into the abyss.
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Candace Madonna, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
Darnold, still just 28, is back from the abyss and ascending.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Incarnating a character like this, involves a lot of jumps into an unknown abyss of a play, of a game, of a world that’s been created, and every day there is a risk.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
The world slipped further toward the abyss over the past year, with the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists on Tuesday moving the hands of the famed Doomsday Clock four seconds closer to midnight, at 85 seconds.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2026
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Candace Madonna, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
Darnold, still just 28, is back from the abyss and ascending.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Incarnating a character like this, involves a lot of jumps into an unknown abyss of a play, of a game, of a world that’s been created, and every day there is a risk.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
The world slipped further toward the abyss over the past year, with the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists on Tuesday moving the hands of the famed Doomsday Clock four seconds closer to midnight, at 85 seconds.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abyss
Noun
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During Ocean Week, each grade level explores a different marine habitat, building ocean literacy across ponds, the seashore, sandy beaches, wetlands, kelp forest and the open ocean.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Unfortunately, there's really only one way to get oil out of the Gulf, and that's in ocean-going oil tankers that sail through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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The lesson is that military success created the precise conditions for political catastrophe, and that chasm is where American strategy has gone to die – in Iraq and in Libya, where the Obama administration helped bring about regime change in 2011, but where political instability has endured since.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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While there has been a good amount of movement, there are still some wide chasms on a few key issues, sources caution.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
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There are still nearly 100 ships outside the gulf, 40 of which are still sailing toward the region, MarineTraffic says.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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By targeting urban centers, energy infrastructure, airports and hotels across the gulf’s Arab states, Iran has shaken populations long used to security.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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As the train moves through the Hudson Valley and up toward the Canadian border, riverfront towns give way to wide expanses of water and distant mountain peaks.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Just over a sharp ridge that the belly of the plane seemed to graze, the vast expanse of the Beardmore Glacier spread before us.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Ankle-deep, knee-deep, waist-deep.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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The two-deep should be bolstered by the Luniewski twins, who will challenge to start, along with Lawrence, Montgomery and Jones, among others.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Abyss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abyss. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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