as in underwater
living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water a lifelong fascination with sharks and other fearsome aquatic creatures

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Recent Examples of aquatic Whether that’s slowly jogging in a pool or trying aquatic high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is up to you. Kristen Fischer, Health, 9 Apr. 2025 So are we supposed to read anything into the sensual, aquatic clip? Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025 Look no further than Drew Barrymore’s latest aquatic outing. Averi Baudler, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Fine ash can infiltrate the lungs of people and animals who breathe it in, poison crops and disrupt aquatic life. David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aquatic
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  • The roughly 8-foot-long cannon sits about 160 feet underwater and hasn’t been recovered, officials said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
  • With decades of underwater recordings, researchers have managed to connect some basic activities to specific sounds.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
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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
  • 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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“Aquatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquatic. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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