waded; wading
1
: to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
2
: to move or proceed with difficulty or labor
wade through the crowd
wade through all the evidence
3
: to set to work or attack with determination or vigor
—used with in or into
wade into a task
: to pass or cross by wading
: an act of wading
a wade in the brook
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Examples of wade in a Sentence
Verb
We waded into the ocean.
I jumped off the boat and waded back to shore.
Police waded into the crowd.
We waded through the crowded bus station.
It took several weeks to wade through all the evidence.
We waded our way through the crowd.
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Greg McKenna, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Amid the pandemic, and a boom in stablecoins, Stripe waded back in with a new approach, releasing crypto-payouts and fiat-to-crypto on-ramps.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
The shoes are comfy enough to hike in (wet or dry), and save me from wading in my trail runners on a long day of fall hiking and fishing.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
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—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Warren Buffett and other executives have previously waded into the political arena feet first.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Amid the pandemic, and a boom in stablecoins, Stripe waded back in with a new approach, releasing crypto-payouts and fiat-to-crypto on-ramps.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
The shoes are comfy enough to hike in (wet or dry), and save me from wading in my trail runners on a long day of fall hiking and fishing.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
The aviation industry is continuing to wade through production challenges and supply chain shortages, leading to hefty order backlogs at the likes of Airbus and Boeing.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wade. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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