as in dives (into)
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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At the same moment Joel’s SUV enters the intersection on red, an eastbound Cadillac Escalade approaches on green and the two vehicles collide.
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Distant Lands approaches such feelings sidelong, as if acting casual will soften grief’s blow.
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Evoluto is limiting its run of coupes to 55 examples before its team tackles the open-air-spider model.
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Before the Bears mailbag also goes on a brief hiatus, Brad Biggs tackles another set of reader questions.
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The center undertakes research projects on everything from intensive therapy programs to software for aphasia treatment.
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Set in a small Spanish town, Mio undertakes an odyssey between childhood and adolescence that demands everything of him in his quest to find himself.
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“Wades (in or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wades%20%28in%20or%20into%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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