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as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
the ocean still holds mysteries that we are only beginning to unravel
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as in abyss
an immeasurable depth or space
with a single bound from the top of the cliff, he propelled the hang glider into the ocean of air over the valley
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Recent Examples of ocean
By around 400 million years ago, jawed fish dominated the oceans.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
Clusters of thunderstorms can develop over the ocean when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
But there is evidence that warmer ocean temperatures are linked to bigger outbreaks.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2025
Reactors also need sufficient cooling water, which typically comes from a nearby ocean, lake, river, or aquafer.
—Daniel Stout, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
Clusters of thunderstorms can develop over the ocean when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
But there is evidence that warmer ocean temperatures are linked to bigger outbreaks.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2025
Reactors also need sufficient cooling water, which typically comes from a nearby ocean, lake, river, or aquafer.
—Daniel Stout, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ocean
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In the first three-plus months of the new administration, Coast Guard personnel detained more than 860 aliens and stopped as much illicit cocaine as was interdicted at sea during fiscal 2024, Adm. Kevin E. Lunday told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on May 14.—
Gidget Fuentes,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Very dangerous marine conditions will continue for the coastal waters, sounds and rivers, with gusty winds and dangerous seas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Aug. 2025
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Mike Birbiglia’s The Good Life, Marc Maron’s Panicked, Cameron Esposito’s Four Pills, and Bill Burr’s Drop Dead Years are all hours of comedy about reckoning with mortality, and each in their own way is a lovely, absurd, painful depiction of someone staring into an abyss and choosing to laugh.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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Which is a reminder that inflation is a policy choice, not some long and painful hike back from the proverbial abyss.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA, argues that incremental project finance won’t narrow this gulf.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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The partisan gulf lessens for two-year colleges, with more Republicans and independents reporting confidence compared to their views on four-year institutions.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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“Ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ocean. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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