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
Key Moment: Diving to an underwater winery off the coast in Drače.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2025
The complaint claimed the rental agent did not inform Rivera of strong currents, winds and underwater debris that often occur on Lake Piru.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
Entanglements with fishing gear, in addition to collisions with ships and underwater noise, pose a threat to humpback whales, which are found throughout all the world’s oceans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
The film’s technical team includes underwater cinematographer Denis Lagrange (Point Break, Dark Tide) and composer Walter Mair (Squid Game, The Bricklayer).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2025
The complaint claimed the rental agent did not inform Rivera of strong currents, winds and underwater debris that often occur on Lake Piru.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
Entanglements with fishing gear, in addition to collisions with ships and underwater noise, pose a threat to humpback whales, which are found throughout all the world’s oceans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
The film’s technical team includes underwater cinematographer Denis Lagrange (Point Break, Dark Tide) and composer Walter Mair (Squid Game, The Bricklayer).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwater
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But the author points out that, in his book, Reacher ditched even the black undies during his daring aquatic escape.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The metropolis was populated by the aquatic descendants of pregnant African women who had been forced onto slave ships.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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It is expected the Chinese submarine force to grow to 65 boats by 2025 and 80 by 2035 because of an expansion of submarine construction capacity.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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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
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Colin Grant Hiding in the Front Room The BBC series Mr Loverman, about a closeted West Indian grandfather and his family, explores the submerged emotional lives of the Windrush generation in Britain.—
The New York Review of Books,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Feb. 2025
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Authorities have confirmed that the remains found in a submerged car in a Utah reservoir belong to a man who disappeared more than 20 years ago.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Underwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwater. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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