high seas

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seven seas
Plural Noun
  • The age of sail, when pirates like Johnny Depp’s fictional Jack Sparrow roamed the seven seas, ended about 200 years ago.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Curiously, former Aquaman star, Jason Moma, is also in this film, though not as a lord of the seven seas.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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“High seas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20seas. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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