as in to tackle
to start work on energetically
waded deep into the repair project and didn't come out of it until four hours later enthusiastically waded into his science fair project
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But that doesn’t stop her from sticking to a schedule and tackling the job one zone at a time.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025 -
In the two decades since founding Fromental—a British wallpaper house with studios in London and China—Tim Butcher and Lizzie Deshayes have tackled a roster of colorful projects.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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The reflective foil discourages unwanted insects and pests like slugs from approaching and harming the plants, but actually helps to attract butterflies.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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In this case, an officer will approach the flyer at the security checkpoint and manually verify their identity.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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Controlling the entertainment is undertaken via the top of the unit or by pushing buttons on the remote, which can be stowed in a top compartment together with two wireless microphones that cater for karaoke sessions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Sep. 2025
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This approach, the team says, gives robots the ability to undertake more complex multi-stage tasks, bringing agentic capabilities to robotics.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Trump is scheduled to address the gathering Tuesday.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The relaunch aimed to attract wealthy foreigners while addressing some of the criticisms levelled at the earlier program.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Her ex and his friends attacked him with a baseball bat and tried to shove him in a washing machine at one of his dad’s laundromats.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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As the first crews began attacking the fire from inside the building, other crews were called in to make sure no one was inside.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Wade (in or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wade%20%28in%20or%20into%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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