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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 dived
The wranglers hurriedly unpacked him, and Paul, greatly agitated, dived into the duffel bags after his photographic gear.
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Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
There is no one in sight, but the surface of the water bursts with evidence of someone having just dived in, disappearing into the cool aqueous depths.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
The most famous of these is A Bigger Splash (1967), which shows a yellow diving board jutting out into a clear blue pool whose tranquility has been disrupted by someone who has just dove into the pool.
—Devorah Lauter For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
In a playoff win against Escondido Charter, Kyles dived to her left, quickly sprang to her feet and gunned out the batter.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
While sitting court-side, Bloomberg, 84, was bowled into by Knicks guard Jose Alvarado as the player dove into the crowd.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 June 2026
So, Slater dived headlong into his recovery and rehabilitation.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Determined to avoid custody, the 23-year-old suspect fled into nearby Central Park and dove into the Harlem Meer, an 11-acre lake at the northeast end of the park.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
The prosecution opened first with Collin County First Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye, who wasted no time and dived right into the tragedy.
—Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
There is no one in sight, but the surface of the water bursts with evidence of someone having just dived in, disappearing into the cool aqueous depths.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
The most famous of these is A Bigger Splash (1967), which shows a yellow diving board jutting out into a clear blue pool whose tranquility has been disrupted by someone who has just dove into the pool.
—Devorah Lauter For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
In a playoff win against Escondido Charter, Kyles dived to her left, quickly sprang to her feet and gunned out the batter.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
While sitting court-side, Bloomberg, 84, was bowled into by Knicks guard Jose Alvarado as the player dove into the crowd.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 9 June 2026
So, Slater dived headlong into his recovery and rehabilitation.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Determined to avoid custody, the 23-year-old suspect fled into nearby Central Park and dove into the Harlem Meer, an 11-acre lake at the northeast end of the park.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
The prosecution opened first with Collin County First Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye, who wasted no time and dived right into the tragedy.
—Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dived
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The importance of that relationship became clear in 2025, when live cattle imports plunged by more than 50%.—
Andrew Muhammad,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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Oil stockpiles at the critical oil hub of Cushing, Oklahoma, have plunged to the bare minimum of what is needed to operate.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Aalto University / Mahdi Asgari History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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Gas dipped below $4 a gallon for the first time since March.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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World Cup sensation Freddy dipped his toes into the country music world in epic fashion.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Shares tumbled on the announcement.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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Dave & Buster's tumbled more than 15% after the restaurant and family entertainment company badly missed Wall Street's first-quarter profit targets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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The Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana declined to comment because the matter is before the courts.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Starmer's popularity has also declined amid a persistently high cost of living, sluggish economic growth and criticism over his acceptance of gifts from wealthy donors.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
Verb
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Another ten minutes on the train over to the terminal – yes, the terminal our flight dropped us at originally.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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Tom Kim dropped two shots at the wrong time and shot 72.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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“Dived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dived. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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