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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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2
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
Dynamical climate models play a leading role, but forecasters also consider soil moisture, long-term climate trends and oceanic and atmospheric patterns like El Niño and La Niña.
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Sextants unlocked oceanic exploration.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
My favorites are the oceanic greens and blues, one of which reminds me of a Rothko.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
And there’s the idea of the sea as this oceanic thing that’s much larger than us and the characters.
—Karim Kattan, The Dial, 19 Aug. 2025
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Sextants unlocked oceanic exploration.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
My favorites are the oceanic greens and blues, one of which reminds me of a Rothko.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
And there’s the idea of the sea as this oceanic thing that’s much larger than us and the characters.
—Karim Kattan, The Dial, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceanic
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Sea star wasting disease is a rare example of a fast and coordinated response to a marine epidemic.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Authorities add that polluted water, marine debris, and unstable cliffs may also pose hazards, according to a webpage from the National Park Service (NPS).—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The implosion of the Titan killed OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush and led to lawsuits and calls for tighter regulation of private deep-sea expeditions.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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This is the first time such a relationship has been recorded in the genus Laevidentalium, offering new insights into how deep-sea organisms coexist in extreme environments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Trump on Sunday suggested Ukraine and Russia should freeze their bitter conflict along the current front lines, which would cede vast swathes of Ukrainian territory to Russia—which Kyiv has long refused to entertain.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The vast majority of the population was illiterate.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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In a major milestone for Germany’s maritime defense, Diehl Defence has successfully tested a navalized demonstrator of its IRIS-T SLM air defense system during the Maritime Firing Exercise (MFE) 2025, the German Navy’s largest missile firing drill in three decades.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Accessible only by ferry, the car-free destination is a largely untouched paradise of gorgeous beaches, marshes, and maritime forests.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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For the advanced, channels around the islands work like pelagic highways, attracting more than 3,000 different marine species.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, offshore, the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge pulses with life: think harbor seals, black oystercatchers, and pelagic cormorants.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But Ayton has skill, a silky jumper, smooth footwork and a giant frame that can block off the paint on the other end.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Rescuing the city required the cooperation of the state of New York, the banks, the city workers unions, giant property owners and … the White House.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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With back-to-back fights with Baragon and a gigantic octopus (who arrives with no explanation), Frankenstein’s kinship with King Kong – a simplistic empathy and wrestler-like physical prowess – has never felt clearer.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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As the trend gathered followers in every borough, the walls of New York City became a gigantic canvas on which the collective unconscious was projected.—
Antonio Sergio Bessa,
Curbed,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Northern Irishman is the first reigning Masters champion to play in the country and as expected, his presence at the Delhi Golf Club has had a huge impact.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Pickleball has quickly become huge in the United States, with nearly 20 million people playing the sport.—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
19 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Oceanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oceanic. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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