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as in drop
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
stock prices took a long, steady dive
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as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed
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Recent Examples of dive
Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 2025
In 1974: About 4 1/2 months after playing their first gig, The Ramones performed for the first time at the East Village dive bar CBGB’s, which would become the center of punk in New York.
—Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Essence, 18 Aug. 2025
Ding is the latest researcher to dive into the evidence, as part of an effort to update the physical activity guidelines in her country.
—Will Stone, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Peterson attributes that to people wanting the local dive bar experience again — one where the owner lives above the bar and knows their name, that looks like it hasn't been cleaned recently but keeps churning out delicious food.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 2025
In 1974: About 4 1/2 months after playing their first gig, The Ramones performed for the first time at the East Village dive bar CBGB’s, which would become the center of punk in New York.
—Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
The article dove deep into the glaring uptick in numbers of single Black women.
—Essence, 18 Aug. 2025
Ding is the latest researcher to dive into the evidence, as part of an effort to update the physical activity guidelines in her country.
—Will Stone, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dive
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The Retreat is available to all suite categories, including the cruise line's newest category, the Edge villa, which offers two-story luxury residences with one bedroom and two bathrooms and a plunge pool on its expansive terrace.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Take the famous video of Mamdani doing a polar plunge on Coney Island.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Most of this year’s drop comes from traditional district-run schools, which now have 191,507 students, down 8,733 students from a year ago.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Now, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold has received one of its biggest price drops yet just days before the Pixel 10 debuts.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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But, if wages don’t rise to match those jumps, consumer spending could fall and slow the economy.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yet the pre-tariff prices of imports haven’t fallen much since the levies were put in place.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Over the same period, 1.9 million were adopted in what is a 1-percent dip on the previous year's figures, with canine adoptions dropping modestly from month to month.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Wealthy Americans are taking advantage of a dip in London’s luxury market, snapping up prime properties at prices far below their peak.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Amalfi Coast, however, tumbles into sapphire seas—its lemon groves clinging to cliffs and pastel villages stacked like dreams.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The man tumbled hundreds of feet down the mountain, suffering cuts, scrapes, bruises and a leg injury that left him unable to move, rangers said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Drenched in sweat, the group was all smiles hitting the bridge’s descent, the final leg before our finish line, Birdee, Kent Hospitality’s new bakery and café.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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An open letter penned by actor BD Wong condemning the Maybe Happy Ending casting of a white actor in a role originally filled by an actor of Filipino descent has garnered more than 2,400 signatures.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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Jenkins would play through the 2019 NFL season with the Eagles, but the team declined his final season's option, leaving the veteran safety to become a free agent.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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An analyst who declined to be named agreed the EX30 was pivotal for Volvo to reach its 2025 target of 800,000 to 850,000 sales.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Dive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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