dived (into)

variants or dove (into)
past tense of dive (into)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dived (into)
Verb
  • Both works addressed precarious conditions and, in the case of The Silver Lake, the hope of saving the future.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Swift hasn’t addressed the Charli rumors.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Anderson walks into the trap by trying to find Douglas Luiz, who is immediately tackled by Caicedo.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before taking on the captaincy, Cummins was used primarily as a strike bowler — a fast, hostile spearhead who attacked in bursts.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This Abel Ferrara cult classic follows a mute seamstress who goes on a revenge rampage after being attacked twice in one day on the streets of New York.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Eugenio Suárez approached the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied at two each.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Records show the idea of a donation first appeared in settlement talks with Centene in September last year, two years after lawyers first approached Florida officials about a $67 million settlement with the company.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Dived (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dived%20%28into%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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