WADE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

wade

verb

Definition of wade

as in to trudge

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Recent Examples of wade To even wade into the arguments might dirty your hands, and mind. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026 Major roads were flooded with cars partly submerged and people were forced to wade through waist-height water after nearly ⁠300mm (12 inches) of rain fell within 48 hours. — CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Young professionals send out thousands of applications with no luck, while hiring managers wade through a deluge of candidates for a single job posting. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 The worker had to wade into the hot stock to try to close the valve, but it was stuck. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wade

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There were tent camps on both sides of the border, caravans of people trudging through Central America and concerns about newcomers overwhelming social services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Cross over North Figueroa Street, and trudge up the hill before you, which has an average grade of about 15%.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of trudge

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New Jersey was pushed by the struggling Dallas team, who nearly eked out a DreamBreaker win before NJ advanced.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026
Filimon stood at the front of the crowd and asked what would happen to those trying to eke out a living digging for gold by hand.

— Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026

Definition of eke out

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Some lawyers have tried to find their clients through an ICE program that schedules legal calls, but only a small percentage of detention centers use it, the lawsuit says.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
In a separate incident, the eastbound lanes of I-20 were closed in west Fort Worth early Wednesday after a pedestrian was fatally struck while trying to cross the highway, police said.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of try

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To exert control over the working-class neighborhoods that surrounded the square, Emperor Napoleon III installed military barracks on its north side in the very spot where Daguerre once had his studio.

— Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Solid economic growth and steady consumer spending are also exerting upward pressure on prices, complicating the task of taming inflation, according to economists.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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