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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
Lawrence dove into the end zone.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Tennessee's Tyler Lockett dived on the ball for a stunning touchdown that brought the Titans within 21-19.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2004, Derek Jeter dove into the stands to record an out against the Red Sox to keep the game tied.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Amazon Prime Video has dove headfirst into both.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Because when the truck pulled up, Guillermo [Rodriguez] saw the word 'ICE' and dived under a recycling bin.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Allen dove forward and appeared to bang his head against a player’s knee.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Similarly, the penalty for West Germany’s equaliser was considered soft — Holzenbein was renowned for going to ground easily — but Wim Jansen dived in, and got nowhere near the ball, and it would be considered a stonewall penalty in 2025.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
As the final seconds bled away in the first half, Jaylen Severino dove across the goal line off a jet sweep for a one-yard touchdown rush, as the Fishermen took a 21-14 lead into intermission.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Tennessee's Tyler Lockett dived on the ball for a stunning touchdown that brought the Titans within 21-19.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2004, Derek Jeter dove into the stands to record an out against the Red Sox to keep the game tied.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Amazon Prime Video has dove headfirst into both.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Because when the truck pulled up, Guillermo [Rodriguez] saw the word 'ICE' and dived under a recycling bin.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Allen dove forward and appeared to bang his head against a player’s knee.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Similarly, the penalty for West Germany’s equaliser was considered soft — Holzenbein was renowned for going to ground easily — but Wim Jansen dived in, and got nowhere near the ball, and it would be considered a stonewall penalty in 2025.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
As the final seconds bled away in the first half, Jaylen Severino dove across the goal line off a jet sweep for a one-yard touchdown rush, as the Fishermen took a 21-14 lead into intermission.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dived
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Between its independence in 1960 and 2020, GDP per capita plunged 45%, according to the World Bank.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Connectivity in Côte d’Ivoire plunged to 3 percent of ordinary levels.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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This was the club felled by Pete Alonso’s shocking home run last autumn.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, the miniature accessories didn’t seem to stop a group of humans from felling and butchering the elephant.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Don't miss these How badly has attendance dipped for the struggling Wisconsin Badgers football program?—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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In a viral Reddit post, a naughty cat dipped his paws in pasta sauce turning his fur orange—now the stains won’t go away.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney Ashley Toczylowski previously declined to comment on whether King is linked to the alleged harassing phone calls.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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After crunching the numbers to exclude armies of data-scraping AI bots, the Wikimedia Foundation says that between March and August this year, the number of Wikipedia page views coming from real humans declined by 8% year-on-year.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Shares of regional banks tumbled on Thursday as fears mounted around the health of their lending businesses.—
Leslie Picker,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Shares of both banks tumbled Thursday, dragging down other lenders along with the broader market, as Wall Street turned fearful about potential threats elsewhere and relived memories of Silicon Valley Bank’s implosion just two years ago.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Harvard sociologist and Assistant Professor of Public Policy Liz McKenna said that in the past, movements of this scale have succeeded in influencing social change, but that their efficacy has dropped significantly since the turn of the century.—
NPR,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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As part of its hiring blitz, the agency has dropped age, training and education standards and has offered recruits signing bonuses as high as $50,000.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Dived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dived. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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