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
The city became a sea of red – the color of Vietnam's national flag.
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Nga Pham, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
How radar works Radar is commonly known for measuring the speed of cars, making weather forecasts and detecting obstacles at sea and in the air.
—Aly Fathy, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Both Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to a moratorium on attacks on energy targets and at sea, which each accuses the other of breaking.
—Guy Faulconbridge and Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Kids will probably love the Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery, which features land, sea, and sky animals of the past, including a Tyrannosaurus rex.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 19 Apr. 2025
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Nga Pham, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
How radar works Radar is commonly known for measuring the speed of cars, making weather forecasts and detecting obstacles at sea and in the air.
—Aly Fathy, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
Both Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to a moratorium on attacks on energy targets and at sea, which each accuses the other of breaking.
—Guy Faulconbridge and Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Kids will probably love the Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery, which features land, sea, and sky animals of the past, including a Tyrannosaurus rex.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea
ocean
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The Boca Raton encompasses five hotels within one luxury resort in the heart of Boca Raton, stretching from the ocean (the iconic Beach Club hotel, which recently reopened after $130 million in renovations) to Lake Boca Raton and The Boca Raton Golf Club.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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Before that period, during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous, fierce aquatic reptilian predators prowled the oceans, including pliosaurids with jaws over six feet long, toothy thalattosuchia crocodyliforms, and fast, fish-like ichthyosaurians.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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“Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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