oceans

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of ocean.
  ocean

  noun

  any part of or the entirety of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface.

Example Sentences

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oceans

Concerns about aquaculture extend far beyond the fate of the oceans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

From August through October, meltwater and rainfall add mass to the oceans, pushing Earth's center of mass toward the South Pacific Ocean.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

"The song is about the oceans and how special they are, hope, fighting the good fight to make the world a better place," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Arctic's combined sea surface and sea-ice surface temperature rose 4.2C between 1982 and 2024, or around 1C per decade, according to the 10th annual oceans report.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

But the main thing to know is this: The whole time, from before any of those extinctions, from life’s origins until this minute, jellyfish have been there, pulsing their way across the oceans and back.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

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