swan dives

noun

plural of swan dive
as in headers

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  1. headers
  2. drops
  3. falls
  4. spills
Noun
  • Both Jesus and Wood benefited from outstanding deliveries from the Wales international without being able to get their headers on target.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Zidane scored a brace of bullet headers in the 3-0 win against Brazil, earning France its inaugural star above the badge.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of headers
Noun
  • But if skip rates climb from single digits to something meaningfully higher, campaign effectiveness drops, and advertisers renegotiate or don't rebook.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The biggest temperature drops usually happen during sunny summer afternoons when the sun angle is high in the sky.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of drops
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  • Careful engineering is necessary to ensure the safety of full-sized bipedal robots in close proximity to humans since kinetic energy in falls or collisions is a serious worry.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For people 85 and up, however, malnutrition is the seventh-leading cause of death, behind falls and ahead of Parkinson’s disease.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of falls
Noun
  • Food spills usually require soap and water, not harsh chemicals that may pose health risks.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Pluribus has proven an awards juggernaut — wine spills be damned.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of spills
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