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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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blue water

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noun

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Recent Examples of blue water
Adjective
One of the most popular, the Blue Hole is an almost perfect circle cut into the limestone that allows divers to descend into the pristine blue water and swim out into the open ocean through an underwater archway. AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025 With 663 miles of beaches, Florida is rich in coastal escapes with white sand, clear blue water, and some of the best sunsets in the country. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025 In the final clip, the actress jumps off the edge and into the deep blue water below. Colson Thayer, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025 The sight of clear, blue water is synonymous with a sense of peace. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue water
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Adjective
  • Over the past fifty years, populations of oceanic sharks and rays have declined by over 70 percent.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Dynamical climate models play a leading role, but forecasters also consider soil moisture, long-term climate trends and oceanic and atmospheric patterns like El Niño and La Niña.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During the dives, researchers collected hundreds of deep-sea samples and gathered data on biodiversity, ocean hydrology, sea ice conditions, and water chemistry.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
  • By sinking algae into deep-sea sediments, Gigablue mimics a process that has regulated Earth’s climate for millennia—only faster, more reliably, and without the massive energy footprint of industrial capture machines.
    Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • The post also included a video showing aerial footage of a fast-moving boat at sea that suddenly explodes.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.
    Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Blue water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20water. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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