as in ocean
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
millions of plants and animals live in the sea
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Recent Examples of sea
Every Chicagoan, surely, has had an out-of-town guest who remarked that Lake Michigan was really more like a sea.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Shark finning is the practice of removing a shark’s fins and dumping the rest of the body at sea, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
—Don Sweeney
april 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
An hour later, the device designed to plunge as deep as 4,000 meters is gliding over piles of round pitchers on the sea floor.
—CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Each year, The World's 50 Best Beaches ranks beaches across the world and has become the authority on where the sea meets the sand.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Shark finning is the practice of removing a shark’s fins and dumping the rest of the body at sea, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
—Don Sweeney
april 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
An hour later, the device designed to plunge as deep as 4,000 meters is gliding over piles of round pitchers on the sea floor.
—CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Each year, The World's 50 Best Beaches ranks beaches across the world and has become the authority on where the sea meets the sand.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea
ocean
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But when a mysterious aircraft sinks into the ocean, Ally’s peaceful world is suddenly thrown into danger and is thrust into a journey real-life marine creatures as the film explores themes of friendship and courage.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Orion capsule will be returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for additional study following the mission — but before it was plucked from the ocean, the divers managed to capture images of the capsule and its heat shield underwater.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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