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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The gala — a major fundraising event for the organization, where Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Diane Lane have also been honored — has raised $18 million to help deliver policy victories for oceans worldwide to date.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Since the oceans would freeze over without the greenhouse effect, this was a key first step in building any kind of credible climate model.—
Nadir Jeevanjee,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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Traders will be hoping that an end to the Russia-Ukraine war — a conflict which began in 2022 and which has shaken the global economy, disrupting trade and supply chains, and creating geopolitical chasms between major economies in the West and East — could be nearer now than at any other time.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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Its governance still attempts to treat Ohio State with a yearly athletic budget of over $250 million as equals to small schools in the BigSky conference like Idaho State with a budget of $15 million, despite vast chasms in budgets, facilities, and visibility.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Andres Garcia Lachner/Costa Elena While Costa Rica comes equipped with towering volcanoes and vast expanses of shoreline, few of its natural features can match the grandeur of the Guanacaste Conservation Area.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Abysses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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