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as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
the ocean still holds mysteries that we are only beginning to unravel
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as in abyss
an immeasurable depth or space
with a single bound from the top of the cliff, he propelled the hang glider into the ocean of air over the valley
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Recent Examples of ocean
Photo : Marc Angeles An alfresco dining space overlooks picturesque skyline and ocean views.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
Altadena, a racially diverse, middle-class community in the inland shadow of Pasadena, and Pacific Palisades, with its ocean breezes, sublime views and tear-downs starting in the millions, had little in common until they were both ravaged by the fires.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
President Biden is taking executive action to protect more than 625 million acres of the American ocean from offshore drilling, the White House announced early Monday.
—Sara Cook, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
Tidal friction as the pair separated would have heated up both bodies, the team believe, potentially resolving the mystery of how Pluto could have formed a subsurface ocean without having formed in the more radioactive very early solar system.
—Ian Randall, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
Altadena, a racially diverse, middle-class community in the inland shadow of Pasadena, and Pacific Palisades, with its ocean breezes, sublime views and tear-downs starting in the millions, had little in common until they were both ravaged by the fires.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
President Biden is taking executive action to protect more than 625 million acres of the American ocean from offshore drilling, the White House announced early Monday.
—Sara Cook, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
Tidal friction as the pair separated would have heated up both bodies, the team believe, potentially resolving the mystery of how Pluto could have formed a subsurface ocean without having formed in the more radioactive very early solar system.
—Ian Randall, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ocean
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Only the sea stood between him and a new life in the United States.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Alexander Huang, head of international affairs for the main opposition Kuomintang party, defended the freeze on defense spending and questioned the effectiveness of investing heavily in a submarine program before the first vessel had even completed sea trials.—
Eric Cheung,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The United States’ postwar political identity has vanished into the abyss of the ballot box.—
Ivan Krastev,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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“Ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ocean. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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