lunging

verb

present participle of lunge
as in diving

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  1. diving
  2. plunging
Verb
  • Millions of young consumers were suddenly diving into the workings of mechanical watches and horology.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • As happened following the release of another Prime Video romance (Off Campus, IYKYK), fans are already diving into the age gap between the Love Hypothesis leads.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of diving
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  • Pilots have compared landing on the short runway, with either side plunging straight down off the side of a vertical cliff, to landing on an aircraft carrier.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And this week, our story about the dwindling water levels in Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, shows breathtaking expanses of dry canyon plunging to a shrinking, narrow ribbon of teal green.
    — Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of plunging
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“Lunging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunging. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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