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 Jackson Denio, who stands 5-foot-9 and weighs 120 pounds, set out on an overnight deep-sea fishing trip with about 30 other people off Cashes Ledge, a fishing ground off the New England Coast. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Using high-resolution bathymetric maps from its deep-sea sonar surveys, along with real-time oceanographic data on temperature, salinity, and currents collected by buoys and research vessels, the PLA has built detailed models of acoustic propagation. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025 Jenkin lives in and was brought up in Cornwall, where deep-sea fishing is still a major industry. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025 As a science journalist and ocean explorer, she's investigated misinformation campaigns on social media, embedded in Alaskan archaeological digs, and contributed to the discovery of deep-sea organisms in the Central Pacific. Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deep-sea
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    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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    Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Deep-sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep-sea. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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