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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Moments later, Schaaf-Olson’s husband, Jason Olson, who serves as the parks and recreation manager for the Town of Chino Valley, according to FOX 10, approaches the scene and tries to pull his wife away from the officers – repeatedly refusing orders to step back.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
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Keep checking Backcountry’s sale section for more deals as Black Friday approaches.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Nov. 2025
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Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi also tackles two characters with commanding rage and badass physicality.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The film is based on the director’s experience visiting her grandmother in Egypt, and tackles the subjects of class, empathy, and the fragile bonds that connect us, through the eyes of a young domestic worker in Cairo.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
4 Nov. 2025
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As Paramount Skydance undertakes a major round of layoffs affecting 1,000 employees, one of the company’s two TV studios is also reorganizing its executive team.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Foreseeing FedSur’s fall and the region’s triumph over climate change, Jonás inspires millions of Latinos to join his reactionary revolution, while Crussí, hunted by the regime, undertakes a doomed mission to kill the religious tyrant who foresees his intent.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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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 7 Nov. 2025.
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