Thesaurus results for ABYSS

abyss

noun

ə-ˈbis

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 In the Season 3 finale — which appears to also be the series finale — the show finally follows Rue into the abyss. —

Selome Hailu, Variety, 1 June 2026 According to sources, the contest in fact nearly tipped into the abyss with an additional half-dozen countries poised to pull out over the Israel inclusion. —

Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 This whole Western Conference semifinal series against these defending champions has been a lose-lose proposition for the Lakers, who are now down 3-0 and staring into the elimination abyss in Game 4 on Monday. —

Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 April and May’s weather seems Edenic, as if Florida is luring us forward towards the burning abyss of July, August, September and at least the first half of October. —

Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for abyss

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Noun

And on Tuesday, the gap was even wider, and the entire surface was beginning to droop toward the ocean.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The climate is changing; plants and animals are going extinct; the oceans are rising and warming.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026