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abyss

[uh-bis] / əˈbɪs /
NOUN
something very deep, usually a feature of land
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But I’m blown away by how “It Ends” reaches into the abyss of contemporary living and pulls out something tangible for us to chew on.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

All told, the Red Sox are a major league-best 19-2 since June 25, propelling them from the abyss and into a wild-card spot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

"But it gave way and he slipped into the abyss along with it. Unfortunately, he fell down the ravine," Velasquez added.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

This whole Western Conference semifinal series against these defending champions has been a lose-lose proposition for the Lakers, who are now down 3-0 and staring into the elimination abyss in Game 4 on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

In the relative darkness, the whole thing looked like some alien vessel rising from the abyss of the ocean.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

At his debut press conference, he vowed to face down "multitudinous minefields and 30,000-metre abysses" in reforming China.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

And while the play never explicitly explores its underlying theme—that music can help bridge the gaps, or the abysses, that divide people—the deft integration of story and song illuminates it naturally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Parker and company don’t rush into any flaming abysses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2021

The road hugged the high slopes, sometimes obscured in cloud, in sunny places allowing glimpses into lush valleys below, so deep they seemed like abysses.

From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2019

They occur on the shore within tide mark, and range thence down into the abysses.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various




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