Definition of seanext
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 As Hungary is landlocked, the lake is sometimes known as the country's internal sea, measuring nearly 80km long and about 14km wide at its widest point. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 More remarkably, the technology can distinguish a little bit of tumor DNA from the sea of normal DNA in our blood. — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026 Those moves have alarmed Japan, whose economy is dependent for its survival on open sea lines and which recently has been embroiled in a spat with China over remarks that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made about Taiwan. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The Ninth Wave depicts the sea after a night storm with the sun shining through. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea
ocean
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  • 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

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“Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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