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as in oceanic
of, relating to, or occurring in the open sea an experienced hand at blue-water sailing in the South Pacific

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blue water

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noun

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Watson Lake Just 4 miles from downtown Prescott, Watson Lake is an oasis in the middle of the desert with its bright blue water surrounded by incredible walking trails and the weathered boulders of the Granite Dells. Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2024 Scrolling through my timeline and seeing many of my favorite Black writers, designers and fitness coaches posting different versions of the same photo, set against a backdrop of clear blue water, sparked my curiosity. Devine Blacksher, Essence, 9 Sep. 2024 Its mind-reading algorithm kept showing me photos from Florida springs appreciation groups that looked like paradise, with lagoons of cerulean blue water and limestone walls covered in ferns. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024 Outdoor enthusiasts must make a trip to see the crystal-clear blue waters of Wekiwa Springs State Park or book a swamp airboat tour. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blue-water 
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Adjective
  • This week, residents in Venice, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey and Playa Vista have been pinching their noses at the unpleasant oceanic odor.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Her coiffed wig is a sublime oceanic wave of blonde, and her mode in this series is that of powerful matriarch, someone who, with the disposition of ice and steel, spends a great deal of time trying to contain the public fallout of a murder that threatens to ruin her family and her reputation.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • This prompted researchers in Japan in 2019 to test whether oarfish and other deep-sea animal strandings were correlated with earthquakes, tsunamis and other factors.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • It will later be preserved for future study, becoming part of the Scripps’ Marine Vertebrate Collection, one of the largest collections of deep-sea fish in the world.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • For many, the holidays are about family, where young and old recall the magic of Christmas morning—when kids sneak wide-eyed downstairs and witness a twinkling tree surrounded by a sea of presents.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Azarias’s arrival, and his conviction that there may well be a future outside — out at sea, perhaps — feels like an affront to what Tania and Vida have been building, to their very co-existence.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024

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“Blue-water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-water. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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