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Recent Examples of deepwater
Friday’s announcement marks the first time that deepwater shark species have been added to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s lists of regulated species.
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2025
Even if a major oil spill happened 100 miles from Florida’s coast, the loop current could bring it to the state’s shallows, said Tracey Sutton, the deepwater researcher.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Furthermore, a preliminary agreement with Egypt’s EGAS may lead to the development of five deepwater gas wells in the Mediterranean, connecting to existing infrastructure.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Those offshore turbines are dramatically larger than ones on land and require substantial infrastructure at ports for construction, from large assembly facilities to deepwater docks for ships that carry turbines out to sea.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2025
Even if a major oil spill happened 100 miles from Florida’s coast, the loop current could bring it to the state’s shallows, said Tracey Sutton, the deepwater researcher.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Furthermore, a preliminary agreement with Egypt’s EGAS may lead to the development of five deepwater gas wells in the Mediterranean, connecting to existing infrastructure.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Those offshore turbines are dramatically larger than ones on land and require substantial infrastructure at ports for construction, from large assembly facilities to deepwater docks for ships that carry turbines out to sea.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deepwater
Adjective
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The effect on deep-sea organisms was even more dire.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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In human brains and lungs; in breast milk and semen; in alpine snow and deep-sea sediment; in corn plants and beer.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Critics said the move could harm marine life and also doom a rare whale species.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Critics said the move by the government's Endangered Species Committee could doom a rare whale species and harm other marine life.—
MATTHEW BROWN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Deepwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deepwater. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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