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as in to dunk
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
first dip a paper towel in water she dipped a hand into her pocket and pulled out a piece of candy
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as in to scoop
to lift out with something that holds liquid
carefully dipped water from the bucket to the kettle
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as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the temperature dipped a bit in the evening
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as in to fall
to lead or extend downward
slow down, the road dips here
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as in to peek
to take a quick or hasty look
I dipped into the book, but I didn't have a chance to study it thoroughly
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as in downhill
a downward slope
marathoners have one last dip before the race course levels off and the finish line comes into view
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as in drop
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
the city's population has taken a slight dip since the last census
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as in idiot
a stupid person
how did that dip get through medical school?
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Recent Examples of dip
Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Riki poured some soy sauce into a dish and dipped her egg into it.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Routhenstein loves using natural nut butters to make salad dressings and marinades and using them as a dip for fruit.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The report also noted that the plane's left wing dipped down by approximately 40 degrees at one point.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Riki poured some soy sauce into a dish and dipped her egg into it.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
The idea of More is More where maximalism and excess will be featured as guests dip into in dishes by Kwame Onuwachi’s Tatiana, Mario Carbone’s Carbone, and drinks from Dave Arnold’s Bar Contra, among others.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Routhenstein loves using natural nut butters to make salad dressings and marinades and using them as a dip for fruit.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dip
Verb
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Imagine wearing a flamingo outfit while dunking your target’s head in a toilet.—
George Yang,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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For Denver, one thing Johnson’s lob prowess should create is another way to optimize the superlative athleticism and dunking ability of Aaron Gordon, with Christian Braun, Peyton Watson and DaRon Holmes also being potential targets.—
Joel Rush,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Her flippers, each more than two feet long, scooped out sand and flung it to her sides in slow, determined strokes.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Endowments and foundations have been divesting as they are pressed for liquidity, but family offices can scoop attractive assets at a discount and weather the exit slowdown.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Stardust Racers, the sinewy roller coaster that towers over Epic Universe, shoots bodies through the sky at more than 60 miles an hour and plunges them toward the surface of the Earth from the height of a 10-story building.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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Girl Scouts of the USA is rolling out a new cookie flavor next year, hoping to sweeten sales after a rocky stretch marked by higher prices, plunging demand and nearly $3 million in operating losses.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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New residential property prices fell year-on-year during August in 65 out of 70 cities surveyed by the NBS, data also showed.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Penske’s complaint argues that practice isn’t a fair exchange and has caused significant financial harm, with the company’s affiliate revenue falling by more than a third (as a result of Google’s AI Overviews co-opting traffic that might have otherwise gone to Penske outlets).—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Fans also claimed to have seen Swift’s mother, Andrea, and her brother, Austin, peeking through the barrier as well.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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My trusty spreadsheet peeked at a Zillow report tracking total home values for the year ending in June and the pandemic era — February 2020 through June 2025.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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You could be immersed in a home renovation project when work calls or feel a sense of guilt for asking your parents for a raincheck.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Todd-Avery Lenahan, president and chief creative officer of Wynn Design & Development, immerses guests in a mysterious, moody underwater world.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Our sweet flavorings are sometimes subtle, like the raisins in our picadillo and the pomegranate sauce that’s spooned into bowls of our noodle soup.—
Faye Levy,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Add the white rice to a bowl and spoon the tuna mixture on top.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2025
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Ross, one of the Democrats to decline AIPAC money, is a relative centrist, according to a GovTrack scorecard, while Foushee and McGarvey, Kentucky’s only House Democrat, are in the middle of the pack ideologically.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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That has declined over the years because of budget constraints.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Dip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dip. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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