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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 François Truffaut's seminal French New Wave classic ends with the troubled young hero Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), who has never seen the ocean, running away to the beach. EW.com, 21 June 2025 Read More | Deep-sea creature — with feather-like body — is new ocean species. Miami Herald, 20 June 2025 My spacious lodging, a 1,300-square-foot suite, boasted a panoramic view of crystal-blue ocean waters—and smart wiring. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 June 2025 The companies state that such actions forced them to pay high spot rates to ship their goods via ocean freight in 2021 and 2022, rather than simply receiving the benefit of their pre-contracted rate with ONE. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ocean
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Noun
  • But a sea of chaos is exactly the milieu in which leaders can make a critical difference because so much energy is free floating.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Isidro Pérez spent his life by the sea: first, during his childhood in Cuba, and at the end, on a house-boat off the coast of Key Largo with his dogs.
    Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
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  • This offensive abyss has also coincided with Aaron Judge’s first slump of the season.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • The country’s longest-serving prime minister has pulled himself back from the abyss with what appears to be a wildly successful opening to a military campaign against Iran.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
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  • After all, the two teams have the largest gulf in terms of Transfermarkt squad value among all teams at the tournament.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
  • These efforts helped narrow the gulf between the performance of U.S. and Chinese AI tools on most popular benchmarks to single-digit percentages by the end of 2024.
    Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2025

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“Ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ocean. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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