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
Soon a mournful blue light would rise over the islands in the sea.
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Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Climb to the top of the ruins of the island's 18th-century fort to catch sweeping views across the sea towards neighboring islands.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
The island beneath it was obliterated, becoming a crater beneath the surface of the sea.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
But a grayness is taking over the land and emptying the seas.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Climb to the top of the ruins of the island's 18th-century fort to catch sweeping views across the sea towards neighboring islands.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
The island beneath it was obliterated, becoming a crater beneath the surface of the sea.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
But a grayness is taking over the land and emptying the seas.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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