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.
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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.
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Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Oct. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abysses
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The massive mammal, which gets its name from the fin on its back, near its tail, is found in oceans across the globe, the NOAA said.
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While the world’s oceans have generally been heating up, one patch of the Atlantic located south of Greenland has been dropping in temperature.
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There were no Alps, no chasms, just the countryside around the River Stour.
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By the middle of 2023, the cracks started turning into chasms.
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This is not even considering the dedication of vast expanses of farmland to solar farms.
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The Okefenokee swamp's prairies are vast, watery expanses dotted with floating islands and stands of cypress and other trees.
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“Abysses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysses. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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