Thesaurus results for AQUATIC

aquatic

adjective

ə-ˈkwä-tik

Definition of aquatic

as in underwater

living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water a lifelong fascination with sharks and other fearsome aquatic creatures

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Recent Examples of aquatic The warm aquatic pulse could add 6 to 12 inches to background sea levels for months and cause flooding if there are storms or high tides, like the swell from distant Hurricane Rachel expected to peak Thursday and Friday. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Paired as Music for Two Films About Water, the untitled scores accompany aquatic shorts by the artists Tanja Engelberts (We Exhale) and Takashi Makino (Constellation). — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026 Other additions include water features, aquatic plants and a sculpture focused on wildlife conservation. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Discharging untreated whey can deplete oxygen in waterways and damage aquatic ecosystems. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aquatic

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The Dodgers are out; the Rams are underwater; the Trojans have a potent offense but so-so defense; and, the Chargers are in the toilet.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
By adding a company with a long record in underwater robotics, Elbit gains access to specialist expertise that complements its existing surface, sensor, communications and command-and-control capabilities.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of underwater

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The third pillar expands on this approach by increasing the capacity of the wider submarine industrial base.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
But a new antenna technology, borrowed from the physics of medical implants, is rethinking how submarine machines talk to each other – and to us.

— Omar Kardoudi June 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2026

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