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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
Those plumes indicate a vast ocean exists beneath its frozen exterior.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
The trip takes you down a specific section of California’s Highway 1 and provides some of the most stunning views on earth, with panoramic ocean vistas and famed spots like the Bixby Creek Bridge and the McWay Falls along the way.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
In North Carolina’s Outer Banks, at least five homes collapsed into the ocean, the National Park Service said.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Hotter ocean temperatures breed bigger, more intense storms, which in turn can cause more severe flooding, infrastructure damage and loss of life.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
The trip takes you down a specific section of California’s Highway 1 and provides some of the most stunning views on earth, with panoramic ocean vistas and famed spots like the Bixby Creek Bridge and the McWay Falls along the way.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
In North Carolina’s Outer Banks, at least five homes collapsed into the ocean, the National Park Service said.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Hotter ocean temperatures breed bigger, more intense storms, which in turn can cause more severe flooding, infrastructure damage and loss of life.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ocean
Noun
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The post also included a video showing aerial footage of a fast-moving boat at sea that suddenly explodes.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.—
Crystal Bell,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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These fishes also really highlight the diversity of snailfishes in the abyss.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Black Rabbit begins in media res, zooming out from a wallpaper full of rabbits — some mid-hop, others staring fearfully into the abyss with wide, dark pools for eyes.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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China limits European equipment in telecoms infrastructure China is reportedly limiting the use of European equipment in its telecoms infrastructure, pointing to a deepening technological gulf between Beijing and the West.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The gulf between who Nelson really might be and how an aggregate of cultures—Colombian, American, capitalist, masculine—has molded him is the source of the play’s tragedy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ocean. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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