Thesaurus results for OCEAN

ocean

noun

ˈō-shən

Definition of ocean

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 The climate pattern can influence temperatures, rainfall and tropical cyclone activity across multiple ocean basins. — Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Climate change has altered the ocean currents that carry this warm water toward Antarctica. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 Amid the strongest El Niño on record and with warming ocean waters helping fuel the activity, California probably will see more coastal erosion, flooding and damage this winter, especially during high tides. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 California sea lions swim into the Delta from the ocean seeking fish, Rucci said. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ocean

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Noun

And so the record is divided between tracks that capture the rush of losing yourself in a sea of bodies and the pain of being caught out at last call with no one to return home to.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
These tiny architects of the deep sea actively regulate microbial populations.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sea

Noun

The film’s musical score, by Damon Albarn of Blur, has a haunting Bowie-like party-on-the-abyss shimmer.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Her writing transports us to Mount Sinai, Transylvania, Africa, the Amazon rainforest, Antarctica, Yellowstone, and the deep ocean abyss.

— The Know, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of abyss

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But there’s a huge gulf between finding weaknesses in experimental cryptography and breaking the systems that secure large parts of our digital lives.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
Tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa travel every year through Djibouti and across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait toward gulf countries in search of safety and economic opportunities, the IOM said in its statement.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026