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as in marine
of or relating to the sea
among pelagic animals the undisputed king is the blue whale, the largest creature currently roaming the face of the earth
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Recent Examples of pelagic
The usual hue of the living version is greenish-brown, according to John Ugoretz, pelagic fisheries and ecosystem program manager for the department.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The state’s shores offer temperate-weather hiking with views of dramatic cliffs, crashing waves, pelagic birds such as the blue-footed booby and several species of sandpiper, and native wildflowers.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Some 134,000 tons of frozen pelagic fish — such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, sprats and herring — are thawed and tossed into European tuna cages every year.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
Tropic Fish is known for being a pelagic fishery with a remarkably sustainable footprint.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The state’s shores offer temperate-weather hiking with views of dramatic cliffs, crashing waves, pelagic birds such as the blue-footed booby and several species of sandpiper, and native wildflowers.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Some 134,000 tons of frozen pelagic fish — such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, sprats and herring — are thawed and tossed into European tuna cages every year.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
Tropic Fish is known for being a pelagic fishery with a remarkably sustainable footprint.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelagic
Adjective
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Shortly after the fire began, the Turkish Coast Guard posted that marine traffic was temporarily suspended in the north-south direction, Al Arabiya reported.—
Anna Skinner
Amanda Castro
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered its biggest ever decline last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes of hard coral, a new report has found.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Landa describes how the wine’s sea-breeze freshness and herbal lift really echo the oyster’s oceanic origin.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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But from 2020 to 2024, the average skyrocketed to 8.2 per year in Missouri, according to data from the National Centers for Environmental Information, a government agency that monitors U.S. and global climates and archives atmospheric, coastal, geophysical and oceanic data.—
Zuri Primos
July 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Argentinians have a surprising new fixation — a livestream of deep-sea creatures spotted during an international expedition to map one of the country’s largest deep-sea canyons.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Both offer public fishing excursions and private charters, cruising near the shore or heading out to the open ocean for deep-sea fishing.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Pelagic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelagic. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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