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 researchers also revealed that certain deep-sea topographical features, like canyons and ridges, have attracted much more scientific attention than abyssal plains and seamounts. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025 That's a body of water on land, and then offshore is all the oil rig deep-sea diving. Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 10 May 2025 But actually finding the vents was a serendipitous discovery that was only made possible by deep-sea cameras. Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 9 May 2025 Rare deep-sea anglerfish spotted in shallow waters Condrik Tenerife, a specialist in shark and ray research and conservation, was left stunned after spotting a deep-sea anglerfish in shallow waters off the coast of the Canary Islands. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deep-sea
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  • Top Ocean Predators This transition shifted the composition of top predators in the ocean, essentially changing the oceanic food webs of the Late Cretaceous, according to Valentin Fischer of the Université de Liège in Belgium and his colleagues.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
  • In fact, the global population of oceanic sharks and rays has dropped by 71% over the past 50 years.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

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“Deep-sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep-sea. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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