as in ocean
an immeasurable depth or space
looking down at the dark ocean from the ship's rail, the cruise passenger felt as though he was staring into an abyss
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The mug shot — buried deep in the abyss of old criminal files — was not discovered until 2020.
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Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024
Over the last few months, new thoughts had begun to emerge from the depths of my mind like creatures from the abyss.
—Lane Scott Jones, Longreads, 25 June 2024
Under these conditions, the first priority must be to halt the dash toward the abyss.
—Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2023
But the purchase also is a reminder that the Bay Area office market totters at the edge of an economic abyss of plunging values, faltering rents, rising foreclosures, sky-high interest rates, and tough financing markets.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
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Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024
Over the last few months, new thoughts had begun to emerge from the depths of my mind like creatures from the abyss.
—Lane Scott Jones, Longreads, 25 June 2024
Under these conditions, the first priority must be to halt the dash toward the abyss.
—Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2023
But the purchase also is a reminder that the Bay Area office market totters at the edge of an economic abyss of plunging values, faltering rents, rising foreclosures, sky-high interest rates, and tough financing markets.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
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“Abyss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abyss. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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