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 What would be the long-term effects of deep-sea mining? Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025 There will be crafts, culinary demonstrations, live music, touch tanks with fish, and virtual-reality deep-sea dives. Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 16 July 2025 After a horrifying deep-sea virtual reality experience sent Whoopi Goldberg tumbling to the ground in recent years, the EGOT-winning actress has once again sounded the alarm over the technological apocalypse — particularly intrusive artificial intelligence. EW.com, 9 July 2025 The bow wreckage now supports a biodiverse community of deep-sea corals, anemones, and basket stars, utilizing the hull as their habitat. Cara Tabachnick july 8, CBS News, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for deep-sea
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oceanic
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  • The blue suit will look ideal against an oceanic backdrop, especially when worn with a crisp white shirt.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
  • An oceanic, romantic name would work well for this water sign.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 June 2025

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“Deep-sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep-sea. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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