dip (into)

verb

Definition of dip (into)next
as in to leaf (through)

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  1. turn over
  2. scan
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  • While a handful of less-influential militias have agreed to turn over their weapons, powerful groups close to Iran rejected the prospect or set conditions for disarming that the government would be unlikely to meet.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • As part of the Herald’s records request, the county turned over a competing courthouse proposal by another Miami developer, Moishe Mana.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • Swift has resumed scanning for gamma-ray bursts and exploding stars, but NASA is scrambling to replace the observatory’s role as a rapid-response lookout for other telescopes.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Alexei Gruverman then used scanning probe microscopy to examine the film’s electrical response.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of scan
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“Dip (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dip%20%28into%29. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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