as in aquatic
living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water
underwater plants don't require as much light to grow as surface plants a vessel designed for underwater exploration
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Recent Examples of underwater
Tens of thousands of spectators in Beijing looked on as the People’s Republic unveiled laser weapons, nuclear ballistic missiles, and giant underwater drones alongside armored vehicles, tanks, and parading soldiers whose marching prowess put the rest of the world to shame.
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Kerry Brown, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Among these are original concept illustrations by production designer Joe Alves, the Panavision underwater camera used for the film, behind-the-scenes photographs captured by boom operator Frank Meadows, and Quint’s sport-fishing fighting chair from the Orca boat.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Running along the eastern edge of Sicily is an underwater cliff called the Malta Escarpment that is truly massive — 290 kilometers long and almost 4 kilometers high.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
At the time of his death, Irwin was filming for an underwater documentary called Ocean’s Deadliest but had taken a break due to bad weather and decided to record a segment for his daughter Bindi’s television show, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Kerry Brown, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Among these are original concept illustrations by production designer Joe Alves, the Panavision underwater camera used for the film, behind-the-scenes photographs captured by boom operator Frank Meadows, and Quint’s sport-fishing fighting chair from the Orca boat.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Running along the eastern edge of Sicily is an underwater cliff called the Malta Escarpment that is truly massive — 290 kilometers long and almost 4 kilometers high.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
At the time of his death, Irwin was filming for an underwater documentary called Ocean’s Deadliest but had taken a break due to bad weather and decided to record a segment for his daughter Bindi’s television show, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwater
Adjective
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The aquatic plant once lined the shallows off the bay’s shoreline from Sausalito’s Spinnaker restaurant north to the Strawberry Peninsula point — the second largest bed in San Francisco Bay.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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In addition to collecting data or exploration, Deep Emerald removes litter from the lake and helps identify aquatic invasive species.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Last December, lawmakers passed a short-term funding bill that included $5.7 billion in emergency funding for the submarine industrial base.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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Despite the ongoing retirement of older hulls, the PLAN's submarine force is expected to grow to 65 units by 2025 and 80 units by 2035 due to an expansion of submarine construction capacity.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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Officials say the recovery marks an important milestone in Egypt’s national plan to study, preserve and showcase its submerged heritage.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Three teens, a 15-year-old and twin 18-year-olds, got out of the submerged cart on their own.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Underwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwater. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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