as in to trudge
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Recent Examples of wade
The Constitution grants Congress the sole power to declare war, and the extent of the president's authority to wade into conflict abroad without the approval of the legislative branch has been challenged in recent years.
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CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
If algorithms fail and (most) commentators can’t be trusted, then how are audiences to wade through television’s rising flood?
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
At a time when compromise seems to have little political upside, why wade in?
—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
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CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
If algorithms fail and (most) commentators can’t be trusted, then how are audiences to wade through television’s rising flood?
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
At a time when compromise seems to have little political upside, why wade in?
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wade
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Shortly after the full-time whistle blew on Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester City, a weary team trudged over to the corner of the ground occupied by the travelling fans.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Houston’s offensive lapses, a dose of what the Lakers had been trudging through since losing Doncic and Reaves, was understandable.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Russia is trying to punish Ukraine on the battlefield.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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When Andrei Vasilevskiy tried to poke the puck away, Bolduc had moved so deep into the crease area that the puck went off him and into the net for his first career playoff goal.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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For years the owner, now 66, has watched tape, done his own player evaluations and sent observations and suggestions to DeCosta, mostly about players who might be available in later rounds — without exerting any actual decision-making power.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Proponents of citizen journalism saw the control exerted by a few professionals over the news agenda as problematic and hoped that bringing more contributors to the process would lead to news coverage that was more representative of the general public’s issues and concerns.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wade. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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