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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wading
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Artemis has been trudging along at a once-every-three-years flight rate, which Isaacman deems unacceptable.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Instead of trudging back to the Warriors’ locker room to field the same questions, Kuminga lingered on the court postgame to mingle with old colleagues.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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That left the administration scrabbling for other ways to reimpose duties that were struck down.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Next went Marshall Allen, hands on his sax like feral scrabbling mice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Use gentle solutions like dish soap, baking soda, or vinegar to clean without scratching surfaces or leaving streaks.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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The quest to find out why some Braves were celebrating hits by scratching their heads proved more arduous than expected.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Iran war is exerting further upward pressure on rates by stoking inflation concerns and driving up government bond yields, according to economists.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Much later, Russia found another means of exerting control over the Persian crown, loaning millions of rubles to its rulers, like Mozaffar ed-Din Shah, who reigned from 1896-1902 and needed capital to fund his lavish lifestyle.—
Daniel Thomas Potts,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Wading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wading. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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