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 Poseidon, first unveiled in 2018, is designed to travel across oceans at high speeds using nuclear propulsion and carry a massive warhead.
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Efrat Lachter , Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Each time the oceans offered up the right environment, evolution sent out another turtle to graze.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The buildup can also clog sewage systems, leading to overflows that send raw sewage into rivers, lakes, and oceans.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Over 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases has been absorbed by the oceans, creating conditions that can turn tropical storms into powerful hurricanes, resulting in more storms reaching Category 4 or 5 intensities, according to recent research.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Developed under China’s national civil space infrastructure program, the mission supports the country’s goal of becoming a maritime power by enhancing its capability to monitor oceans from space.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
And scientists say, climate change is likely to keep cranking up the temperature of the world’s oceans.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Climate projections suggest severe bleaching will occur every year by 2040 and, as oceans continue to warm, other coral species are likely to die off, too.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Efrat Lachter , Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Each time the oceans offered up the right environment, evolution sent out another turtle to graze.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The buildup can also clog sewage systems, leading to overflows that send raw sewage into rivers, lakes, and oceans.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Over 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases has been absorbed by the oceans, creating conditions that can turn tropical storms into powerful hurricanes, resulting in more storms reaching Category 4 or 5 intensities, according to recent research.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Developed under China’s national civil space infrastructure program, the mission supports the country’s goal of becoming a maritime power by enhancing its capability to monitor oceans from space.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
And scientists say, climate change is likely to keep cranking up the temperature of the world’s oceans.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Climate projections suggest severe bleaching will occur every year by 2040 and, as oceans continue to warm, other coral species are likely to die off, too.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceans
expanses
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Never mind its name, extreme temperatures, and vast expanses of desert—there are also stones that move on their own.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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WindBorne Systems But hurricane hunters can fly only so many missions, and most storms develop in places that aircraft can’t safely reach, such as over vast ocean expanses.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Oceans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oceans. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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