as in oceanic
of, relating to, or occurring in the open sea chartered a boat to do some deep-sea fishing

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Recent Examples of deep-sea The film, inspired by the legendary deep-sea creature, has been picked up by Splendid Film for Germany, Mediawan Rights for France and Youplanet for Spain. Jamie Lang, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025 But some giant piling worms are found around deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025 The fish in question was a type of tilefish, deep-sea dwellers found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025 After years of discussion, the United Nations reached an agreement on deep-sea mining guidelines. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deep-sea

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“Deep-sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep-sea. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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