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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Davy Jones's locker
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In the Permian basin of New Mexico and west Texas, for example, producers can more quickly and economically ramp up extraction of light crude oil trapped in shale rock.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Many families pack up and head straight to powdery white sand and clear blue water each March and April, where relaxation (and occasionally shelling) are the only two items on the agenda.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Start a volleyball game, cast a line into the deep blue water, or watch the local canoe club's members compete and practice just offshore.—
Cailey Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Though not nearly as far from the depths as Sam.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Mahdi and Khadija had been struck by drought, and their bed was dry and desiccated, waterless down to its depths.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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The phone, believed to hold possible evidence against her, was later recovered in the sea.—
JULIA FRANKEL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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With the Strait effectively blocked and hundreds of tankers stranded, many millions of barrels of oil are stuck at sea.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Davy Jones's locker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Davy%20Jones%27s%20locker. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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