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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Rostron, who helmed the passenger ship RMS Carpathia, saved 700 passengers who were stranded at sea after the Titanic struck an iceberg in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, this incident is just the latest danger to migrants at sea.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
One Navy veteran will also receive a traditional burial at sea, and additional urns will be reunited with family in Rhode Island, New York, and Maine.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
As the buttresses disintegrate, more ice from the land can flow into the sea, hastening sea level rise.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Marina Watts, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, this incident is just the latest danger to migrants at sea.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
One Navy veteran will also receive a traditional burial at sea, and additional urns will be reunited with family in Rhode Island, New York, and Maine.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
As the buttresses disintegrate, more ice from the land can flow into the sea, hastening sea level rise.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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