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as in fell
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
Ferree dove and batted Calheira’s shot away with his left hand.
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
When teammates Derek Dixon and Jarin Stevenson dove on the floor for a loose ball and drew a first-half foul, Wilson was excitedly yelling and pointing with his left hand.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
While some companies are just starting to dabble in AI deployment, early adopters have dived in.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Using the world's largest radio telescope array, The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers have dived deeper into the turbulent and complex tendrils of gas and dust at the heart of our galaxy than ever before.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
But in order to make good on the movie-ness of it all, Johnson and McCarrol leaped and ran and dived into the sky, all for the sake of booking a concert at the beloved Toronto venue Rivoli.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
But instead of waiting to have a degree to her name to get her career off the ground, she’s dived in head-first.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Cleveland-Cliffs -- The steelmaker dove 19% after posting a wider-than-expected adjusted loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $21 million.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Ever the showman, the King of Latin Trap stage-dived into the hands of his energetic dancers, before the scenery shifted from the Jíbaro fields to the Nuevayol locales of a local bodega and barbershop.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
When teammates Derek Dixon and Jarin Stevenson dove on the floor for a loose ball and drew a first-half foul, Wilson was excitedly yelling and pointing with his left hand.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
While some companies are just starting to dabble in AI deployment, early adopters have dived in.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Using the world's largest radio telescope array, The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers have dived deeper into the turbulent and complex tendrils of gas and dust at the heart of our galaxy than ever before.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
But in order to make good on the movie-ness of it all, Johnson and McCarrol leaped and ran and dived into the sky, all for the sake of booking a concert at the beloved Toronto venue Rivoli.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
But instead of waiting to have a degree to her name to get her career off the ground, she’s dived in head-first.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Cleveland-Cliffs -- The steelmaker dove 19% after posting a wider-than-expected adjusted loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $21 million.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Ever the showman, the King of Latin Trap stage-dived into the hands of his energetic dancers, before the scenery shifted from the Jíbaro fields to the Nuevayol locales of a local bodega and barbershop.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dived
Verb
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Stocks plunged, and the price of oil spiked by fifteen per cent, as Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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After a fifth year of extreme drought, water levels in Tehran’s five reservoirs plunged to some 10% of their capacity, prompting President Masoud Pezeshkian to warn the capital may have to be evacuated.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Shares of Oracle have dipped 21% this year, swept up in a broader sell-off targeting the technology industry upon fears of artificial intelligence disruption.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Morning temperatures dipped to the mid-50s, but that's already a good 10-15 degrees warmer than our average high today.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Names like Mario Batali and Gino D’Acampo, along with tertiary institutions like Bon Appétit and major media organizations, have tumbled from prominence due to allegations of toxic or bullying behavior.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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While Democrats have more negative feelings about the court, the poll found that Republican confidence has also tumbled in recent years.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Township officials also offered assistance during a public meeting to help address those concerns, but the university declined the help, the lawsuit alleges.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Army Corps declined to comment for this article, citing the ongoing lawsuit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Check out this charming coffee table, or this leather counter stool that dropped under $350.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Piper stood on her back deck and took video of a terrifying scene that played out on the other side of frozen Union Lake as a funnel cloud formed and then dropped toward the ground Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Dived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dived. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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