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
Copernicus said the Arctic this month tied the January record for lowest sea ice.
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Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The Salton Sea will likely remain a curiosity and hiding place for the weird until some real monster beneath the sea emerges, which could be a rush to start mining lithium made by the sea.
—Dennis Hinkamp, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Read Next National ‘Extraordinary’ sea creature seen off coast of Hawaii.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
Only the sea stood between him and a new life in the United States.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The Salton Sea will likely remain a curiosity and hiding place for the weird until some real monster beneath the sea emerges, which could be a rush to start mining lithium made by the sea.
—Dennis Hinkamp, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Read Next National ‘Extraordinary’ sea creature seen off coast of Hawaii.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
Only the sea stood between him and a new life in the United States.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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