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dipped (into)

verb

past tense of dip (into)
as in turned over

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  1. turned over
  2. scanned
  3. read
Verb
  • Once the investigation was completed, the department said the case would be turned over to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The backfield is turned over to Aneyas Williams, who had a decent enough year last year.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of turned over
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  • The holotype was one of the first specimens to be scanned once the lab was up and running in late 2024.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The teachers scanned their work and used AI to analyze how their handwriting could improve.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of scanned
Verb
  • This was the tame version, too, after a friend read the first draft and told him to rein it in a bit.
    — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If black isn’t your thing, the satin silhouette also comes in metallic hues that read like copper and bronze.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Dipped (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dipped%20%28into%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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