WADES (THROUGH) Synonyms: 29 Similar Words

wades (through)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wade (through)

as in dips (into)

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Its deep water never fully turns over, leaving the bottom starved of oxygen and free of currents.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
Put both on the same page and the comparison turns over.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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It's equipped with the High Resolution Stereo Camera, which scans multiple points of perspective across regions of Mars' surface to create 3D color renderings.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Every animal that leaves GCAS is chipped on the way out, and the shelter scans its animals for chips more than once during a stay.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

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The larvae come from the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, which invades open wounds or the mucous membranes of body openings in any warm-blooded animal, including humans, and devours tissue, causing the wounds to become increasingly deep and painful.

— Abraham Tellez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The fungus then slowly devours the ant, sprouting through its head in one final indignity.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

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