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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
Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
But the award has to go to Matheus Cunha’s long-range dagger — a dramatic late winner curled past Gabriel’s desperate lunge and David Raya’s despairing dive into the bottom corner — to set the away crowd into rapturous applause.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Kohl's has been struggling with declining sales, coupled with macroeconomic pressures, leading the stock to dive more than 35% this year as of Wednesday's market close.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 28 May 2026
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Noun
The show’s immense popularity is driven by deep-dive interviews with A-list celebrities, athletes, and top wellness experts.
—Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
But the award has to go to Matheus Cunha’s long-range dagger — a dramatic late winner curled past Gabriel’s desperate lunge and David Raya’s despairing dive into the bottom corner — to set the away crowd into rapturous applause.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Verb
Michael Bergin and Kelly Packard are ready to dive back into the Baywatch world.
—Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Kohl's has been struggling with declining sales, coupled with macroeconomic pressures, leading the stock to dive more than 35% this year as of Wednesday's market close.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dive
Noun
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His shoulders start to lean, and soon his entire body is going along for the ride, a roller-coaster rounding the corner into a death plunge.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The show ended ignominiously in 2007 amidst that stunning plunge from grace.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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That 10-goal swing explains most of the standings drop.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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That excellent start to the season had rapidly become a useful buffer against the drop.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Demuth led the field through four ballots, but after Lindell failed to advance to the fifth ballot, Qualls took the lead and the number of votes cast fell.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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In a recent interview with The Times of London, Niall Horan opened up about the death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who died in 2024 at the age of 31 after falling three floors from a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
30 May 2026
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Days quickly merge into one another, interspersed with dips in the large pool—or aperitivo beside it; bike rides through the adjacent countryside; road trips to the beach; visits to nearby villages, including Margarites, which is famous for its ceramic making.—
Katie Silcox,
Vogue,
28 May 2026
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Patrick Marshall, a music teacher in New Orleans, wasn't watching close enough one morning and hit a dip that nearly broke a wheel off his 1989 GMC Sierra.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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In a burst of primary color and trompe l’oeil trickery, five dice—red, yellow, blue, green, white—are suspended against a maroon field densely latticed with dice shapes, the cubes appearing simultaneously to lie stationary on its pip-stippled surface and to tumble downward through space.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Topline Airline stocks tumbled Monday as the industry continues to feel pressure from increasing jet fuel prices due to the Iran war, with JetBlue falling as much as 9% earlier after revising its second quarter outlook.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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People of Somali descent accounted for less than 3% of arrests during the operation.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Back to back Cuban winners Toledo was crowned by the previous year’s winner, Naisha Nardo, a young woman of Cuban descent also born in Miami.—
Sarah Moreno
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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Mahuna declined to say what evidence led investigators to identify Baker as a suspect.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Officials cited budget deficits, underutilized buildings, and declining enrollment as reasons for the closures.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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“Dive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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