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waded (through)

verb

past tense of wade (through)
as in slogged (through)

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  1. turned over
  2. devoured
  3. scanned
  4. reread
Verb
  • Once the investigation was completed, the department said the case would be turned over to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The backfield is turned over to Aneyas Williams, who had a decent enough year last year.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of turned over
Verb
  • Typically just a minute or two in length, the videos are devoured by Chinese audiences at breakfast, on their morning commutes, during their lunch breaks and on their free time after work — and almost any time in between.
    — Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Readers and critics devoured the book (no pun intended), but their responses often worry Brooks.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of devoured
Verb
  • The holotype was one of the first specimens to be scanned once the lab was up and running in late 2024.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The teachers scanned their work and used AI to analyze how their handwriting could improve.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of scanned
Verb
  • The judge then reread his instructions on reasonable doubt before sending them back to continue deliberating.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Jepsen first read it during a trip, and her husband later reread the book to her at night, to help with her insomnia.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of reread
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“Waded (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waded%20%28through%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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