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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In photos obtained by Fox News Digital, the 61-year-old Amazon founder was spotted getting handsy with the 55-year-old former entertainment journalist as the couple spent a day at sea with friends on Bezos' $500 million sailing yacht, which was anchored off the coast of Cannes, France.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
Read Next National Large sea creatures are heard breathing on video.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Related Stories To account for the 30 extra days at sea, the lifestyle apparel retailer is planning to bring in fall product earlier in the second quarter.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
Clouds have been seen in Titan's southern hemisphere before, but never in the northern hemisphere, where most of the moon's seas and lakes are found.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 14 May 2025
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
Read Next National Large sea creatures are heard breathing on video.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Related Stories To account for the 30 extra days at sea, the lifestyle apparel retailer is planning to bring in fall product earlier in the second quarter.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
Clouds have been seen in Titan's southern hemisphere before, but never in the northern hemisphere, where most of the moon's seas and lakes are found.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea
ocean
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Coast Guard boats and aircraft scoured the ocean for hours, searching for survivors in an area of 520 square nautical miles, before the search was suspended later that night.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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The upper level of the ocean is where microscopic organisms and different types of plankton live.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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“Sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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