Thesaurus results for OCEANS

oceans

noun

plural of ocean

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 Planet Earth has gone through many periods where supercontinents and superoceans were the norm, and many others where multiple continents and multiple separate, independent oceans covered Earth’s surface. —

Big Think, 17 Feb. 2026 This stage will be visible across Antarctica, southeastern Africa, the southern tip of South America, and over parts of the Pacific, Indian, Atlantic and Southern oceans. —

Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026 By decoding the core mechanics of turbulent fluctuations, this research offers a new lens through which to view everything from the vast circulation of global oceans to the high-pressure environments inside jet engines. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026 The largest island in the world, nestled between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, Greenland is a territory of Denmark rich in precious minerals and strategic value. —

Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026 Picture all of Earth’s oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. —

Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026 That translates to the equivalent amount of hydrogen in nine to 45 oceans’ worth of water. —

Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026 Autonomous robotic submarines are very much in fashion as naval planners work on future strategies in which underwater drones play a key part in patrolling and monitoring the world's oceans. —

David Szondy february 09, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026 Meanwhile, warming oceans not only contribute to moisture that piles on the ice and snow, but may also help drive some of the polar outbreaks, studies suggest. —

Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026

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Jean-Pierre is an artifact of an age that looks recent on paper but feels prehistoric in practice—the age of pantsuits, the word ’empowerment,’ the musical Hamilton, the cheap therapeutic entreaties to ‘work on yourself’ and ‘lean in’ to various corporate abysses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
On the other side of the country, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a longtime reader favorite, is a warm alternative to sterile airport abysses.

— Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024