submarine 1 of 2

as in underwater
living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water the submarine fossils that are to be found in coral reefs

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submarine

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noun

as in torpedo
a large sandwich on a long split roll always orders a roast beef submarine with the works

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Deep Blue Sea—Learn about our oceans while on submarine Sea Lab Alpha with underwater explorers Marina and Reef. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024 Known as an innovator in the grocery business, Violante enhanced the experience at Holiday Market with an in-store bakery, freshly made submarine sandwiches, and beers from around the world, according to his family obituary. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
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Autonomous boats, ships, submarines, and miscellaneous watercraft for naval service have been popping with a certain regularity in recent years, with many of them retrofitted into commercial hulls or built along the lines of conventional warships. New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025 Nuclear submarines and other technologies fueled people’s imaginations. Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for submarine
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  • Where to stay On the main island of Onna, 355-room Halekulani Okinawa faces a mile of sparkling turquoise waters and is steps away from Busena Marine Park, the only underwater observatory tower in Okinawa.
    Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Anantara Kihavah Fresh off a massive renovation, this 80-villa resort has over-the-top amenities like an underwater restaurant as well as an observatory with the largest telescope in the Maldives.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • That ship was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, according to the National Park Service.
    Genevieve Shaw Brown, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Director Edward Berger designed the experience to evoke visceral tension: rain droplets, torpedo corridors, and claustrophobic realism blur the line between viewer and scene.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Question 1 asks voters to approve $158 million to renovate neighborhood parks, design and construct new city parks, improve multi-use fields and renovate existing pools and aquatic centers.
    Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The following Pitch Day showcased industry-crossing solutions like aquatic ecosystem protection, fashion and beauty raw materials, waterless dyeing, water-saving and energy-saving manufacturing, wastewater reduction and treatment, as well as microplastic and microfiber detection.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Market 20175 Telegraph, Brownstown The Market’s version of the Kmart sub is an 8-inch sub with layers of deli meat on an Oakwood Bakery sub roll.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That is to say that, rather than allowing companies with a major delivery footprint to hire sub-contractors to deliver parcels, those companies would need to bring the drivers on as their own employees.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • Wembley possessed an unmatched ability to create sporting heroes, as proved by a roll call featuring Sir Stanley Matthews, George Best, Ferenc Puskas and Sir Geoff Hurst.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The book’s hero was inspired by Knox, an orphan who lived with the author and his wife, Janine, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Submarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submarine. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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