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
Brooklyn Army Terminal With deep-sea mining looming, biologists race to collect and name the undiscovered species of the abyss, the last wilderness on earth.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
This offensive abyss has also coincided with Aaron Judge’s first slump of the season.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The country’s longest-serving prime minister has pulled himself back from the abyss with what appears to be a wildly successful opening to a military campaign against Iran.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Julie’s been willing to rappel into that abyss year after year because waiting for her at the bottom of that pit is a treasure trove of bones.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
This offensive abyss has also coincided with Aaron Judge’s first slump of the season.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The country’s longest-serving prime minister has pulled himself back from the abyss with what appears to be a wildly successful opening to a military campaign against Iran.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Julie’s been willing to rappel into that abyss year after year because waiting for her at the bottom of that pit is a treasure trove of bones.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abyss
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The two side boosters returned for a land landing at Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station while the center core stage fell into the ocean.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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Barracudas are prominent predatory fish found in tropical and subtropical oceans, including the Caribbean Sea.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The chasm sparked pushback among blue-state House Republicans, who have threatened to withhold their support should the Senate approve the changes and send it back to the House.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
24 June 2025
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Tucked into the corner of Virginia and Kentucky, Breaks Interstate Park spans 4,500 acres across both states—and its focal point is a chasm created by the Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2025
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After all, the two teams have the largest gulf in terms of Transfermarkt squad value among all teams at the tournament.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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These efforts helped narrow the gulf between the performance of U.S. and Chinese AI tools on most popular benchmarks to single-digit percentages by the end of 2024.—
Sebastian Elbaum,
Foreign Affairs,
13 June 2025
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Over the past decade, researchers have conducted multiple experiments using vast expanses of water and ice that are designed to search for neutrinos, which could shed light on mysterious cosmic rays, the most highly energetic particles in the universe.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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Located in Santa Paula, the $10 million Converse Ranch is a 117-year-old riverside expanse of more than 174 acres.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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Rick Carlisle routinely stretches his rotation to 11 deep.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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New York gave Boston trouble by switching throughout the first two games, rather than playing in this deep of a drop.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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“Abyss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abyss. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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