as in abysses
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 oceans
Throughout the journey, Pfendler documented life alone at sea for hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, sharing the physical and mental challenges of crossing one of the world's largest oceans.
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Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Most are adults who die in natural bodies of water such as lakes, ponds or oceans.
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Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Most are adults who die in natural bodies of water, such as lakes, ponds or oceans.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
Multiple moons in the outer solar system — Saturn's Enceladus and Jupiter's Europa, for example — host big liquid-water oceans beneath their icy shells.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
Digging a path between oceans The Bucyrus story begins in 1880 in Bucyrus, Ohio, where the Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company produced steam shovels for a country in motion.
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Malika Bowling,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
For decades, oceans have acted as the planet’s main heat sink, absorbing 90% of the excess heat produced by humans burning fossil fuels.
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Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
While the world’s oceans have generally been heating up, one patch of the Atlantic located south of Greenland has been dropping in temperature.
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Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Fin whales are the second-largest whale species on Earth, behind the blue whale, and can be found throughout oceans around the world, according to NOAA Fisheries.
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Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Most are adults who die in natural bodies of water such as lakes, ponds or oceans.
—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Most are adults who die in natural bodies of water, such as lakes, ponds or oceans.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
Multiple moons in the outer solar system — Saturn's Enceladus and Jupiter's Europa, for example — host big liquid-water oceans beneath their icy shells.
—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
Digging a path between oceans The Bucyrus story begins in 1880 in Bucyrus, Ohio, where the Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company produced steam shovels for a country in motion.
—
Malika Bowling,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
For decades, oceans have acted as the planet’s main heat sink, absorbing 90% of the excess heat produced by humans burning fossil fuels.
—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
While the world’s oceans have generally been heating up, one patch of the Atlantic located south of Greenland has been dropping in temperature.
—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Fin whales are the second-largest whale species on Earth, behind the blue whale, and can be found throughout oceans around the world, according to NOAA Fisheries.
—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceans
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Jean-Pierre is an artifact of an age that looks recent on paper but feels prehistoric in practice—the age of pantsuits, the word ’empowerment,’ the musical Hamilton, the cheap therapeutic entreaties to ‘work on yourself’ and ‘lean in’ to various corporate abysses.
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On the other side of the country, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a longtime reader favorite, is a warm alternative to sterile airport abysses.
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Surrounded by wide open expanses of the Santa Monica Mountains, this modern abode has a direct connection with its surroundings via the sliding doors and casement windows that swing open to beckon in fresh air and sunlight.
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For example, the warmer temperatures in the El Niño region are happening in the context of warmer than normal temperatures across vast expanses in the Pacific.
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“Oceans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oceans. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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