WADE IN OR INTO Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

wade (in or into)

verb

ˈwād

Definition of wade (in or into)

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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The Threshold overhaul began in June with the team tackling decorative home first while the aesthetic started to broaden.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
In Bend, the violence ended when a teacher tackled the shooter to the ground, allowing a dad who’d followed the shooter into the school to shoot and kill him.

— Nina Vinik, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

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Elliott, who is 56 and a software engineer by trade, touted an effort his office undertook in September after the storms in which communities can borrow up to $1 million at 2% interest for cleanup and repairs.

— Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
The school has undertaken renovations and expansion projects and recently opened a new campus at a nearby shuttered Catholic college.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

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Strategic reserves of munitions, fuel, electronics, critical minerals To address these risks, FORTRESS calls for strategic reserves of munitions, fuel, electronics, critical minerals, medical supplies and spare parts.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
On Wednesday, nearly a week after the Salvadoran reinforcement began arriving, Haiti’s government finally publicly addressed the deployment.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

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Egypt's president sought to reassure the public that the country wouldn't attack Yemen, and that the military support is limited to defending Saudi territory.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Back in 2023, Stevens revealed he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome—a rare auto-immune disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves—and was working to relearn how to walk and use his hands.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

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