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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
Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
The researchers solved this problem by conducting simulated dives, during which participants held their breath while submerging their faces in cold water.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Court records show Osorio-Ortiz was arrested in August after his girlfriend’s brother told police Osorio-Ortiz drove a car toward him at his home on Anthony Drive in Kissimmee, forcing him to dive out of the way, according to his arrest warrant from that incident.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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Noun
What Netanyahu describes as impending victory is a dive into the morass.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
The researchers solved this problem by conducting simulated dives, during which participants held their breath while submerging their faces in cold water.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Verb
By the early 2000s, detectives were diving into cold cases, but the trace evidence from the Rasmussen slaying had mysteriously vanished from the coroner’s office.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Court records show Osorio-Ortiz was arrested in August after his girlfriend’s brother told police Osorio-Ortiz drove a car toward him at his home on Anthony Drive in Kissimmee, forcing him to dive out of the way, according to his arrest warrant from that incident.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dive
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At times, their giant trunks appeared to offer the only potential salvation from one wrong move and a plunge over terrifyingly precipitous drops into raging rivers below.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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Lizzo debuted blonde hair to go with her pink and black Christian Siriano gown with a plunge at the front.—
Leanne Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2025
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Related Articles Overall sales were down 11 percent to $1.2 billion — which beat analyst expectations of a 12.4 percent drop.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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Before the dramatic drop, 500 to 800 piping plover pairs nested in the Great Lakes, according to the Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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Without employer pensions or consistent guidance, more of the retirement burden falls squarely on individuals.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Bonds fell too, with the 10-year yield rising 3 basis points to 6.38%, though further declines were limited by debt purchases by the monetary authority.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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The weekend’s total box office revenue reached $23.9 million, a dip from the previous frame, which was 23.9 million.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Newfound Gap Use this dip in the mountain ridge to take in the surrounding scenery.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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That news sent Alphabet’s stock tumbling 8%, and for good reason: Now, an era where Google remains the default search engine is far from guaranteed.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
8 May 2025
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In the first quarter, national trucking volumes tumbled 13.8 percent from the year prior, the best year-over-year reading since the third quarter of 2023, according to the quarterly U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 May 2025
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It was not immediately known how much, if any, of the half-ton spacecraft survived the fiery descent from orbit.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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From a family of Italian descent, the brothers took wildly different paths, with Robert Sirico going the route of the faithful and Tony heading first for some run-ins with the law, then to Hollywood.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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While the cost of groceries, on average, declined, the report found the price of dining out got more expensive and is up about 4% from the past year.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The current management of Planète Sauvage declined to comment for this story, as did the former mayors of Port-Saint-Père and Nantes.—
Christopher Clark,
The Dial,
13 May 2025
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“Dive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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