dipping (into)

verb

present participle of dip (into)
as in turning over

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  1. turning over
  2. scanning
  3. reading
Verb
  • State prosecutors announced in July that the federal government had begun turning over evidence in the cases, including police body camera video and hard drives containing statements.
    — Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • California is among the states that successfully sued, in part by arguing that turning over the data would violate state privacy laws.
    — SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of turning over
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  • Unusual states at edges The team examined its molecular assembly using a scanning tunneling microscope.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Visit during opening hours to control the lights and playlist by scanning a QR code — and on Halloween play carnival games in the garage.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of scanning
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  • Tesla has also shown a thruster pressure gauge reading 5,500 PSI, alongside a boost-readiness indicator.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • A lot of Asian American people have this experience of reading in lit courses about predominantly white authors and characters and suddenly there’s Lee, who is remarkably legible as someone inside of his social milieu yet almost a unicorn.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of reading
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“Dipping (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dipping%20%28into%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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