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depths

noun

plural of depth

as in midsts

the most intense or characteristic phase of something I was in the depths of profound thought when I was interrupted

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as in abysses

the lowest point or level the author describes how she slowly rose from the depth of her depression

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as in heights

the most extreme or advanced point even in the depth of the Great Depression people never lost hope

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Recent Examples of depths Her conversation with John also divulges the depths of his entwinement with current ring-bearer Hal Jordan, via a flashback to when John was a baby, in the all-important year of 1986. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 Even in the depths of the recent crypto winter, stablecoins stood out as a beacon of optimism. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 More than 60 people have been airlifted from the depths of the canyon. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 More than 60 people were airlifted from the depths of the canyon. — Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Together, these systems allow Russia to deliver fires across multiple depths while reducing its dependence on artillery operating within Ukraine's expanding drone kill zones. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Roman will spend more than a quarter of its planned five-year primary mission observing this 10,000-light-year-wide region, which is so sprawling and thick with stars that previous telescopes have scarcely probed its depths. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2026 That apathy paid off as the stock quickly peaked out at $219, collapsed a few months later to $80 during the depths of the 2022 tech crash. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Payette is a 5,000-acre glacial lake trout hot spot, with cold, clear water and depths to over 300 feet. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Though that region was dubbed the whisky capital of the world in the Victorian Era – with more than 30 distilleries in its midsts – today Glen Scotia is one of just three that remain.

— Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of midsts

Noun

Jean-Pierre is an artifact of an age that looks recent on paper but feels prehistoric in practice—the age of pantsuits, the word ’empowerment,’ the musical Hamilton, the cheap therapeutic entreaties to ‘work on yourself’ and ‘lean in’ to various corporate abysses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
On the other side of the country, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a longtime reader favorite, is a warm alternative to sterile airport abysses.

— Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024

Definition of abysses

Noun

The zoning change would be necessary to build a development of that scale because local zoning guidelines for the downtown area cap building heights at four stories.

— Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Now, 15 years later, Cook has catapulted the company to stratospheric heights by forging his own path.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of heights

Noun

At the southern end of the Everglades, where marshes and coastal wetlands are most starved for freshwater, peat has started to collapse, ripping open the shallow sawgrass marshes to leave behind deeper pits of open water.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Then again, there’s a chance that dynamic pits Austin and Berrios against each other for one spot, and then Beckham’s true competition is narrowed to Slayton and Mooney.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of pits

Noun

This award recognized the engineering that helped concrete arch construction move past limits that had held back similar projects for decades.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Depleted underground aquifers and limits on the state’s draw of water from Lake Michigan could constrain data center growth.

— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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