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as in marine
of or relating to the sea
the theory that ancient mariners took advantage of oceanic currents to roam the seas on primitive rafts
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as in deep-sea
of, relating to, or occurring in the open sea
during his solo crossing of the Atlantic he managed to avoid the fierce oceanic storms that rage in those tropical latitudes
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as in vast
unusually large
an oceanic field of wheat that stretched as far as the eye could see
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Recent Examples of oceanic
Her scholarship directly informs the Resonance Field, the oceanic artwork that envelops the film.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
This wasn't entirely unexpected, but the duo was surprised to find that oceanic data from their simulations showed plankton might recover more quickly than land plants.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
This typically occurs at plate boundaries, where two plates collide, with the denser plate—typically an oceanic plate—being forced downward into the mantle beneath the less dense plate.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Their specialized physiology enables them to exploit wind currents and oceanic conditions to an extraordinary degree.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
This wasn't entirely unexpected, but the duo was surprised to find that oceanic data from their simulations showed plankton might recover more quickly than land plants.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
This typically occurs at plate boundaries, where two plates collide, with the denser plate—typically an oceanic plate—being forced downward into the mantle beneath the less dense plate.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Their specialized physiology enables them to exploit wind currents and oceanic conditions to an extraordinary degree.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceanic
Adjective
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These days, the buildings are used for marine science education programs.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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During his first term, President Trump sharply reduced the boundaries of two monuments in Utah — Bear’s Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante — and stripped protections from a marine monument off the coast of New England to allow commercial fishing.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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Culinary travelers looking for a bit more local flavor will love that the concierge is able to organize excursions like visits to an organic farm on neighboring Tortola and deep-sea fishing trips with local fishermen.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2025
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Neuroscience illustrations and deep-sea marine organisms inspired the collection.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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History of execution by firing squad Over 1,600 executions have taken place in the United States since the 1970s, and the vast majority have been carried out by lethal injection, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPI), a nonprofit resource for data on the practice of executions.—
Ryan Young,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Arctic Ocean, nearly isolated from larger oceans by land bridges, became a vast, shallow, nutrient-rich basin.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The United States will use all available tools to disrupt the Houthis' terrorist activities and degrade their ability to threaten U.S. personnel, our regional partners, and global maritime trade.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that the Trump administration was preparing an executive order aimed at reviving U.S. shipbuilding and cutting Chinese dominance of the global maritime industry.—
Kanishka Singh,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ongoing projects involve monitoring migrating humpback whales, testing water acidification levels, and tagging pelagic fish.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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However, while pelagic sharks thrived, some species faced physiological limits in extremely warm waters.—
Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
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The pair re-teamed at the Academy Awards the following year for the broadcast’s introductory sketch, which featured Palance dragging a giant Oscar statue onstage, with Crystal (again the host) riding it.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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There are spells, curses, vendettas, a twist villain, giant dragons who turn into humanoid warriors and many other creatures populating the world of this gargantuan feat of eye-popping computer animation.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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Acoustic Sounds occupies a hodgepodge of squat industrial buildings in Salina, a city of about 50,000 near the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states, where grain elevators and a gigantic frozen pizza plant jut out from the flat plains landscape.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some knobby with new growth, some short or gigantic, some suffering or shrunken, some reaching over paths and roads.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
5 Mar. 2025
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Photo : Miroslav Cik A huge terrace wraps around the house, providing lots of space for alfresco dining and relaxing.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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Laws adopted since the previous huge burns demand density and economic diversity, though.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Oceanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oceanic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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