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seawater

[see-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈsiˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /
NOUN
salt water
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They also tracked changes to river water as it mixed with seawater.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Placed in large blue tanks of seawater, the spathes begin a process which will release the seed from the stem.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

It may also have contributed to mass extinctions by changing ocean chemistry, climate, and the amount of oxygen available in seawater.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

In the mid-1700s Richard Russell, a British physician, promoted a regime of cold sea-bathing but, then again, he also advised drinking seawater.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

How he had traded lobsters for milk at the Cuttyhunk grocery, poured it in a little flask, and fashioned a nipple from a clam neck made to squirt seawater.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

The rocket parts were found near seawaters where the Philippine Space Agency had earlier warned the public the debris would likely fall.

From Seattle Times Nov. 9, 2022

Philippine Space Agency official Marc Talampas said authorities have been advised to be on the lookout for the rocket debris, which may have splashed down into seawaters off Palawan province.

From Seattle Times Jul. 31, 2022

The good news is that we can change the games we play much easier than we can change our agricultural infrastructure, or evacuate the billions who live in the path of rising seawaters.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2016

A few cars have been damaged—or, as McKie described it, “ruined” by “surging seawaters that corrode and rot their innards.”

From Time Jul. 14, 2014




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