as in oceanic
of, relating to, or occurring in the open sea chartered a boat to do some deep-sea fishing

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Recent Examples of deep-sea The lenses of deep-sea fish are also especially susceptible to clouding, in the same way that egg whites go from clear to opaque when hard-boiled. Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025 Two other black snailfishes, the Dark Snailfish (Careproctus yanceyi) and the Sleek Snailfish (Paraliparis em), were discovered on a diving expedition 186 miles (300 km) off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, at Station M, a deep-sea research observatory near the coast. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 With climate funding under threat, Wendy Schmidt is becoming an increasingly vital philanthropist—supporting deep-sea discovery, public media, and scientific collaboration across the globe. Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Free live bait — sardines — and available tackle put real deep-sea fishing within reach of the average angler. Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deep-sea
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  • 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

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“Deep-sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep-sea. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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