Thesaurus results for ABYSSES

abysses

noun

plural of abyss

as in oceans

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 abysses 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, 17 Dec. 2025 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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The world’s coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, according to a global assessment released Thursday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Ocean iron fertilization grew from the idea that iron-rich dust blown across the oceans during past ice ages fed blooms of phytoplankton, helping to lower atmospheric CO₂.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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The idea was that interviewing the children would make the chasms between the classes evident.

— Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Lee adopts a flustered countenance to fill in the chasms of characterization the script didn’t think through.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of chasms

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Deciduous trees the color of fresh green apples line the riverbank, then dot the vast expanses of conifer forest that stretch up into the hills.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 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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