Thesaurus results for ABYSS

abyss

noun

ə-ˈbis

Definition of abyss

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 Some misjudge its power and are swept away, their final moments lost in the churning abyss. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 There is still an abyss in my gut, from Halloween night 1959 – the night, according to the Mississippi River lore, when there arose the great Tiger Stadium roar that has not ceased since. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 The Dolphins and their fans have been wandering a quarter century in football abyss, in national irrelevance, and wonder how the franchise of the Perfect Season, of Don Shula and Dan Marino, could get this way. — Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 This is the man who wants to ensure the survival of human civilization while our own planet teeters toward the abyss? — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abyss

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Noun

Even in the deep ocean, which is filled with alien-like creatures, the whales almost feel like a master alien.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Migratory birds such as the arctic tern and northern wheatear cross oceans, deserts and mountain ranges.

— Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of ocean

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But there’s a huge gulf between finding weaknesses in experimental cryptography and breaking the systems that secure large parts of our digital lives.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
Tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa travel every year through Djibouti and across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait toward gulf countries in search of safety and economic opportunities, the IOM said in its statement.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of gulf

Noun

Everything is a little bit more rivets and angles, a little bit less wide expanse.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Entrepreneur Emma Grede attributed her ability to keep brands relevant to her complete assuredness in her intuition, which was honed in the expanses of her triumphs—and failures.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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