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as in marine
of or relating to the sea
among pelagic animals the undisputed king is the blue whale, the largest creature currently roaming the face of the earth
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Recent Examples of pelagic
The state’s shores offer temperate-weather hiking with views of dramatic cliffs, crashing waves, pelagic birds such as the blue-footed booby and several species of sandpiper, and native wildflowers.
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Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Some 134,000 tons of frozen pelagic fish — such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, sprats and herring — are thawed and tossed into European tuna cages every year.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
Tropic Fish is known for being a pelagic fishery with a remarkably sustainable footprint.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Ongoing projects involve monitoring migrating humpback whales, testing water acidification levels, and tagging pelagic fish.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
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Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Some 134,000 tons of frozen pelagic fish — such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, sprats and herring — are thawed and tossed into European tuna cages every year.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
Tropic Fish is known for being a pelagic fishery with a remarkably sustainable footprint.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Ongoing projects involve monitoring migrating humpback whales, testing water acidification levels, and tagging pelagic fish.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelagic
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From December to April, there’s free entertainment on the beach courtesy of the thousands of humpback whales that migrate every year from Alaska to mate and give birth, and there’s nothing like seeing a marine mammal the size of a school bus throw itself completely out of the water.—
Barbara Schuler,
Travel + Leisure,
30 July 2025
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Summer programs range from outdoor painting classes to literary lectures, a sculpture course using marine plastic debris, and even a blacksmithing workshop.—
Sylvie Bigar,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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That said, climate models do suggest more flooding, more displacement, and perhaps more floating — though not full oceanic immersion.—
Chris Reed,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
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Not surprisingly, that deep passion for all things oceanic is what prompted her to move to Soufrière — where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean — about a year ago.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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About 300 miles off the coast of Tokyo, researchers aboard a deep-sea submersible sank below the surface of the water.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 July 2025
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Last year, a Chinese-Singaporean consortium won a tender to construct a new deep-sea container port at Anaklia, Georgia, after Tbilisi cancelled an earlier agreement with a U.S.-Georgian consortium.—
JEFFREY MANKOFF,
Foreign Affairs,
24 July 2025
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“Pelagic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelagic. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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