Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wading
Verb
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Ohio State’s win against Texas is still fine, but the Longhorns have looked disappointing, too, after trudging through a 27-10 win against UTEP.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025 -
In the engaging trailer that continues the sinister tale of Vault-Tec, The Ghoul arrives in New Vegas alongside Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell) and Dogmeat, trudging into the outskirts of New Vegas.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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He’s blessed with a tense, scrabbling physicality on screen, plus a baby-Brando glower beneath a head of striking blond curls, and Nemes directs him into a stance of braced, vulnerable defensiveness that serves the film’s purposes well — even if his character, too, wants for interior light.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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Her left hand is scrabbling over the surface of the thin soil, grasping at dead leaves, something to wipe herself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There is an undercurrent of pulsing creative energy that is meticulously refined and barely scratching its surface.—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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But in OpenAI’s view, the company is merely scratching the surface of its full potential.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rocks have tiny fissures into which water can seep; when the temperature drops, the water expands into ice, exerting pressure and widening the cracks.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
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Last week, critics accused the FCC’s Carr of improperly exerting pressure on ABC and local broadcasters to cancel Kimmel — and that his threats were tantamount to a First Amendment violation.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Wading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wading. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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