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as in marine
of or relating to the sea
the theory that ancient mariners took advantage of oceanic currents to roam the seas on primitive rafts
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as in deep-sea
of, relating to, or occurring in the open sea
during his solo crossing of the Atlantic he managed to avoid the fierce oceanic storms that rage in those tropical latitudes
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as in vast
unusually large
an oceanic field of wheat that stretched as far as the eye could see
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Recent Examples of oceanic
Pisces is a water sign, represented by a fish, so it's often associated with shades of blue, but there's a whole world of oceanic shades to play with.
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Again and again, Tennyson fills his beautifully wrought poems with enormous, unfathomable depths—sometimes cosmic, sometimes temporal, sometimes psychological, often oceanic.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Dogfish have fewer electroreceptors than many open-water species such as blacktips and oceanic whitetips, which are susceptible to longlines meant for tuna and swordfish.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
So when scientists discovered slivers of much older continental crust surrounded by younger oceanic material, something didn’t add up.
—Evan Howell, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Again and again, Tennyson fills his beautifully wrought poems with enormous, unfathomable depths—sometimes cosmic, sometimes temporal, sometimes psychological, often oceanic.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Dogfish have fewer electroreceptors than many open-water species such as blacktips and oceanic whitetips, which are susceptible to longlines meant for tuna and swordfish.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
So when scientists discovered slivers of much older continental crust surrounded by younger oceanic material, something didn’t add up.
—Evan Howell, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceanic
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Song, a former marine reservist, hosted tactical training sessions.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the time Trump made the comments, marine traffic was being disrupted in the Persian Gulf.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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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,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Florida Keys are known for drawing large species like swordfish, but landing one of this size requires specialized deep-sea techniques and is considered rare.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Francine Russo,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
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Despite standing at 6-foot-2 and playing a game more suited for a forward six inches taller, Payton entered Friday night having made 16 consecutive field goals, the vast majority of them being opportunistic dunks and layups off smart cuts and putbacks.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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As naval forces continue to adopt autonomous systems, such advancements are likely to play a crucial role in shaping the future of underwater warfare and maritime security.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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Trump has given Iran the deadline to loosen its grip on the critical maritime passage for the oil and shipping trades after extending his initial deadline Monday evening by five days, citing progress in peace negotiations.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Kona Blackwater Dive is an advanced, thrilling dive over deep water (thousands of feet) to witness the nightly migration of pelagic, alien-like and larval creatures.—
Ben Davidson,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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One third of pelagic sharks and rays are now threatened with extinction.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Even if giant, enormous voids with no stars and galaxies in them at all did exist, this structure couldn’t possibly be one of those.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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The rockets would be coming from SpaceX’s Starbase in South Texas, which is both a corporate headquarters and production facility for the giant Starship, a critical part of NASA’s Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon.—
Brandon Lingle,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Alongside the Yanan segment, CCTV also aired images of the Type 055 destroyer Nanchang carrying out a similar mission while operating with the aircraft carrier Liaoning on a blue-water deployment.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Its economy and military paled in comparison with the United States’s industrial might, blue-water navy, and network of overseas bases.—
Caleb Pomeroy,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2025
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The first time the scorebug appeared, it was accompanied by a gigantic advertisement that significantly increased the amount of space the graphic took up and remained for the entire inning.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Grow the infrastructure at Stockton’s gigantic port.—
Connor Letourneau,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Oceanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oceanic. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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