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
Six Americans were initially detained on Friday in South Korea for trying to throw more than a thousand plastic bottles filled with food, religious texts, money, and USB sticks in the sea to be carried to North Korea, the Associated Press reported.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Baglietto just unveiled a stunning sanctuary on the seas.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 June 2025
In videos shared by Aseel, the border crossing is a sea of humanity: Men, women and children packed into trucks, vans and small cars.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 28 June 2025
Industry cloud solutions can be customized for those specific systems, simplifying the cloud migration process and the eventual creation of data analytics from a sea of information.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Baglietto just unveiled a stunning sanctuary on the seas.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 June 2025
In videos shared by Aseel, the border crossing is a sea of humanity: Men, women and children packed into trucks, vans and small cars.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 28 June 2025
Industry cloud solutions can be customized for those specific systems, simplifying the cloud migration process and the eventual creation of data analytics from a sea of information.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea
ocean
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He’s taught at FAU for about 20 years and goes out for regular jaunts in the ocean to tag sharks with transmitters so investigators can track their behavior.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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Over 90 million Americans swim in pools, lakes and oceans every year, and one-third of that group swims regularly for fitness.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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“Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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