as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
sailors shipwrecked by the wild waves of Neptune
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Strange experiences prompt you to self-isolate as the moon clashes with Neptune.
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USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
This concept animation depicts how a Planet Nine could help explain the observed behavior of some trans-Neptunian objects, or bodies orbiting the sun beyond the orbit of Neptune.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
But running counter to Neptune’s spin is an unsustainable slog.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Kyiv has wielded its Neptune anti-ship missile, successfully sinking Black Sea Fleet flagship the Moskva in the early days of the war.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
This concept animation depicts how a Planet Nine could help explain the observed behavior of some trans-Neptunian objects, or bodies orbiting the sun beyond the orbit of Neptune.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
But running counter to Neptune’s spin is an unsustainable slog.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Kyiv has wielded its Neptune anti-ship missile, successfully sinking Black Sea Fleet flagship the Moskva in the early days of the war.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Neptune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Neptune. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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