as in ocean
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth millions of plants and animals live in the sea

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Recent Examples of sea Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch, the former boss of Warner Bros. France and Germany, who is the first female to have been appointed to that role, is expected to make the trek to the Sicilian sea resort to attend a panel on female empowerment in the film industry. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 June 2025 Sucker-punched by surprise storms and kayoed by hurricanes, it has been swamped, splintered and even swept out to sea on nearly a dozen occasions — always to rise from the sand for that next bout with nature. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025 That’s because storing oil at sea is more expensive than on land and a measure of last resort in extreme cases when onshore storage appears to run out. Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025 Sometimes warriors are lost at sea keeping the sea-lanes open in 2024. Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea
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ocean
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  • Our goal is to explain the journey and the importance of ocean literacy and education.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 10 June 2025
  • Step Back The mission and long-term plan behind AIM is to address the impacts of climate change, specifically by building seawalls that can protect coastal areas from rising ocean levels, Sadilek said.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 10 June 2025

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“Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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