as in abysses
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 oceans
The gala — a major fundraising event for the organization, where Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Diane Lane have also been honored — has raised $18 million to help deliver policy victories for oceans worldwide to date.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Since the oceans would freeze over without the greenhouse effect, this was a key first step in building any kind of credible climate model.
—Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Research has linked more frequent and intense blooms to warming oceans.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Scientists say these have contaminated the soil, filled our oceans, disrupted food chains and penetrated most people’s organs and bones.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
In past discussions, Asimov had employed the apt analogy of examining the elemental motion of gasses, where movements of each individual molecule is nearly impossible to predict, but taken as a whole its progressions and paths can be charted out across inconceivable oceans of time.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Other soybeans continue their journey to global markets, moving through the heartland by rail or barge to ports, then across oceans.
—Gary McGuigan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Protecting vulnerable animals can also benefit industries that depend on healthy landscapes and oceans.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Out in the deserts, below in the oceans, high in the mountains, deep in the canyons.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Since the oceans would freeze over without the greenhouse effect, this was a key first step in building any kind of credible climate model.
—Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Research has linked more frequent and intense blooms to warming oceans.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Scientists say these have contaminated the soil, filled our oceans, disrupted food chains and penetrated most people’s organs and bones.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
In past discussions, Asimov had employed the apt analogy of examining the elemental motion of gasses, where movements of each individual molecule is nearly impossible to predict, but taken as a whole its progressions and paths can be charted out across inconceivable oceans of time.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Other soybeans continue their journey to global markets, moving through the heartland by rail or barge to ports, then across oceans.
—Gary McGuigan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Protecting vulnerable animals can also benefit industries that depend on healthy landscapes and oceans.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Out in the deserts, below in the oceans, high in the mountains, deep in the canyons.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceans
expanses
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Andres Garcia Lachner/Costa Elena While Costa Rica comes equipped with towering volcanoes and vast expanses of shoreline, few of its natural features can match the grandeur of the Guanacaste Conservation Area.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Oceans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oceans. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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