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
However, as the season progresses and Nia sinks further into the four-under-four abyss, Danny’s behavior is impossible to ignore.
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Banks’ lack of effort during the 2024 season, in fact, was one of the factors that drove Dexter Lawrence to his breaking point of frustration in trying to lead a team without a winning culture of accountability out of the abyss.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
To lose your home, your native land, that’s like falling from a bridge into a huge abyss with no way back.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The decision to again step back from the abyss is wise.
—Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Banks’ lack of effort during the 2024 season, in fact, was one of the factors that drove Dexter Lawrence to his breaking point of frustration in trying to lead a team without a winning culture of accountability out of the abyss.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
To lose your home, your native land, that’s like falling from a bridge into a huge abyss with no way back.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The decision to again step back from the abyss is wise.
—Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abyss
Noun
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Balconies overlooking two pools that lead to the ocean, the sound of swaying palms and surf come gratis.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Aside from a fishing dock, there are no permanent amenities, and a typical day may include reading, walking along the ocean's edge, enjoying the water, or relaxing.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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The chasm looked like a painful cavity that took up most of the tooth’s chewing surface.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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There’s a vast chasm between the United States and Iran on how to conclude the current iteration of the war.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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There has arguably been no greater gulf between the two head coaches in the history of the FA Cup final.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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There was a gulf separating the source, the expert scientists, from the receivers, the public, and communication was supposed to eliminate the deficit in the public’s understanding of science.—
Prodromos Yannas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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All have king beds and floor-to-ceiling windows that open either toward the skyline or the green expanse of Chapultepec.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Up close, the vast expanse of the human skin resembles an unknown landscape, maybe similar to the lunar terrain, with craters and elevations in the form of minuscule blemishes, hairs, and cutaneous eruptions.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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We were also rewarded with fantastic wildlife sightings, like pods of whales 20 and 30 deep.—
Aaron Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2026
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Architectonics takes this murky style and plunges it to a new deep, incorporating the bronze gong and chime sounds of gamelan while burying his rhythms in dense, dubby layers of incense smoke.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Abyss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abyss. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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