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as in oceanic
of, relating to, or occurring in the open sea an experienced hand at blue-water sailing in the South Pacific

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Noun
From $255 per night. BOOK NOW The clear blue water of Cenote Dos Ojos isi ideal for swimming and snorkeling. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2025 The attraction here is the icy blue waters that tumble across red rocks, including Havasu Falls. Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025 With the same milky blue water as the Blue Lagoon and a fraction of the crowd, these are the hot springs of your dreams, fed from a bore hole at a scorching 266 degrees before the water cools to between 96 and 104 degrees. Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025 Activities and Experiences Dive into the dazzlingly blue waters of Miyako with experiences that include snorkeling over coral reefs and learning about the ancient and sustainable practice of spearfishing. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue-water
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Adjective
  • These moves aim to protect coastlines, secure maritime trade routes, assert oceanic claims, and bolster global influence.
    Sturla Henriksen, Time, 5 June 2025
  • To wit: the scene where Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss perform a fish autopsy on the tiger shark (the movie's red herring, to use more oceanic metaphors), and yank out its guts.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 4 June 2025
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  • The hope is that after five days of talks and speeches, nations will agree to international controls on fishing, deep-sea mining, wildlife conservation, and other issues, in order to stanch the rapid degradation of oceans, crucial to reining in global warming.
    Vivienne Walt, Time, 10 June 2025
  • Even more astonishing, the largest migration on Earth occurs daily as deep-sea creatures rise to the surface under cover of night to make their way to other areas.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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  • It’s also got a wealth of signature natural wonders to show off, from the mountains to the sea, just as the Paris Games featured the Eiffel Tower and the magical evening skyline.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
  • Influenced by consultants and consensus thinking, it was led into the sea of sameness, where companies go to die…or at least spend years treading water.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025

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“Blue-water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-water. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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