as in to trudge
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Recent Examples of wade
At a time when compromise seems to have little political upside, why wade in?
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Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
Buyers, like the Glasser family, had a pool of options to wade through, giving them a better chance of finding a home that met all their needs.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2026
The union doesn’t usually wade into primaries, Howard told them.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Virginia is one of the latest states to wade into the national redistricting war as parties fight for control of Congress in the midterms.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2026
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Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
Buyers, like the Glasser family, had a pool of options to wade through, giving them a better chance of finding a home that met all their needs.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2026
The union doesn’t usually wade into primaries, Howard told them.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Virginia is one of the latest states to wade into the national redistricting war as parties fight for control of Congress in the midterms.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wade
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The six-member jury, which trudged through several delays and an almost three-week change of venue to Miami, reached a decision after only four hours of deliberations over two days.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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But on this afternoon in late February, attendees have trudged through the gray Manhattan slush to see—and, perhaps, be conscripted by—the boy who lived.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Please check your connection, disable any ad blockers, or try using a different browser.—
sfchronicle.com,
sfchronicle.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Conservatives tried and failed to convince Thune to pursue a talking filibuster, an old-school way of blockading legislation that might eventually allow the SAVE America Act to pass at 50 votes.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Trump has since sought to exert his influence over the country and acting President Delcy Rodríguez.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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Should a vessel spring a leak, the blood will fill one small segment of the face, exerting pressure until the bleeding stops.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wade. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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