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as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
the ocean still holds mysteries that we are only beginning to unravel
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as in abyss
an immeasurable depth or space
with a single bound from the top of the cliff, he propelled the hang glider into the ocean of air over the valley
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Recent Examples of ocean
Danson co-founded the American Oceans Campaign (AOC) in 1987 to alert Americans to the life-threatening hazards created by oil spills, offshore developments, toxic wastes, sewage pollution and other ocean abuses.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
Yet even the ocean is always in motion, waves constantly breaking and reforming.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The second shot was of sparkling ocean waves with the sun shining brightly in the background.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
It’s served in a seaweed cream sauce that tastes like the distillation of a warm ocean breeze.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
Yet even the ocean is always in motion, waves constantly breaking and reforming.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The second shot was of sparkling ocean waves with the sun shining brightly in the background.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
It’s served in a seaweed cream sauce that tastes like the distillation of a warm ocean breeze.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ocean
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And then the sea sent the boat shooting upward again, to the crest of a wave, the sky a blanket of stars.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Clark, who knelt beside Foo 30 years ago when the surfer was pulled lifeless from the sea, watched Slebir’s epic ride that day from the back of a Sea-Doo, set up to pull flailing surfers aboard.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Back on the Danish frigate, in the Nuuk Fjord, flanked by Greenland’s bleak mountains of sheer black rock, the boom of practicing naval artillery guns reverberates into the Arctic abyss, as fighter jets scream overhead.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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The two turnovers put the Panthers in a 10-point hole in the middle of the first quarter, and they were forced to climb out of the abyss all game.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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But there’s a huge gulf between the top two divisions right now that will not be bridged by promoting a team who could only finish eighth in the Championship.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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But those millions of dollars are attempting to bridge a massive gulf between himself and Wu, who in recent polling maintains a 50-point advantage over Kraft.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ocean. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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