Thesaurus results for ABYSS

abyss

noun

ə-ˈbis

Definition of abyss

as in ocean

an immeasurable depth or space looking down at the dark ocean from the ship's rail, the cruise passenger felt as though he was staring into an abyss

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Recent Examples of abyss There is still an abyss in my gut, from Halloween night 1959 – the night, according to the Mississippi River lore, when there arose the great Tiger Stadium roar that has not ceased since. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 The Dolphins and their fans have been wandering a quarter century in football abyss, in national irrelevance, and wonder how the franchise of the Perfect Season, of Don Shula and Dan Marino, could get this way. — Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 This is the man who wants to ensure the survival of human civilization while our own planet teeters toward the abyss? — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 That abyss, by the way, has spit out 19 seniors being selected to the Hall in the last seven years. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abyss

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Noun

Sculptural hems and peplums gave the clothes an underwater buoyancy, while naturalist David Attenborough’s voice supplied the ocean-conservation message.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Regulars return for the rooftop pool (imagine an early 1900s ocean liner), the Knightsbridge zip code, and its prime location across the street from Hyde Park.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ocean

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Verity dwells almost entirely in the gulf between the front-facing celeb being interviewed by Alex Cooper and the vicious private thoughts of her confession.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
If anything, the gulf between Suncatcher and a working data center in orbit suggests how far off that future still is.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of gulf

Noun

Imagery, in its poetic sense, is unbridled by the laws of the real, unconcerned with replication, devoted instead to the rolling expanse of attempt.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
National monuments are designed to protect specific locations and objects, such as archaeological or historical sites, whereas national parks have a broader purpose including recreation and the preservation of vast expanses of wilderness.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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