as in oceanic
of, relating to, or occurring in the open sea chartered a boat to do some deep-sea fishing

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Recent Examples of deep-sea The analysts belonged to a small private company that specializes in deep-sea search operations; I have been asked not to name it. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 His last feature for WIRED was about deep-sea mining. Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024 Unique to this species is a white band of denticles across its upper jaw, which researchers believe could reflect bioluminescent light from deep-sea plankton, potentially attracting prey in the dark waters where these sharks often roam. Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 The tsunamis would have dragged in even more phosphorus from the land, as well as churned up iron, an important energy source for some microorganisms, from deep-sea layers. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deep-sea 

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“Deep-sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep-sea. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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