as in ocean
an immeasurable depth or space
looking down at the dark ocean from the ship's rail, the cruise passenger felt as though he was staring into an abyss
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Recent Examples of abyss
The continental shelf offers refuge to creatures not suited for the shallow water or the abyss, including around New Caledonia.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
These were story worlds to add to the significance of being grounded, to know the tiny but integral scale of your belonging in a timeless culture of country, while staring into the abyss of the world.
—Alexis Wright, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Things change fast in this league, but not fast enough for the Niners to be heading into some sort of abyss.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
These were story worlds to add to the significance of being grounded, to know the tiny but integral scale of your belonging in a timeless culture of country, while staring into the abyss of the world.
—Alexis Wright, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Things change fast in this league, but not fast enough for the Niners to be heading into some sort of abyss.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abyss
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During their jam session with Bad Bunny, the group was able to ad-lib an element unique to their hometown: the tale of Jacinto, a farmer who is dragged by his cow into a ocean blowhole, famously known as Jacinto’s pit cave.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Enjoy Nature Ride The Navarre Beach Bike Path Bike paths don’t get more scenic than this one on Gulf Boulevard, which offers gorgeous ocean views.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2025
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The departures widen the chasm with Europe, where companies are pushed to adopt stricter climate targets and increase disclosures of climate risks.—
Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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In November, a chasm opened in the middle of one of the most popular online reading spaces.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2025
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The gulf started out a mile wide and shrank to inches, but each game still ended in defeat.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
10 Jan. 2025
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The gulf is an ocean basin and marginal sea off the Atlantic Ocean that spans thousands of miles along the U.S. and Mexico, as well as Cuba.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2025
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Where another artist might rely on grotesque specifics to frighten the reader, Mignola’s insinuating expanses of black ink conceal all but the most necessary details of a rich and malevolent world, filled with monstrosities, yes, but also oddities, many of them delightful.—
Sam Thielman,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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The dormant Medicine Lake Volcano, which has an expanse that measures 10 times larger than Washington's Mount Saint Helens, is also included in the monument.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2025
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Users can also create and assign their own gestures instead, assigning — in Hyper’s example — a two-finger deep click to enter presentation mode in PowerPoint.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
5 Jan. 2025
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Jared Spurgeon and others went off to change, thinking the puck would be carried or chipped in deep.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Abyss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abyss. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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