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as in drop
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
stock prices took a long, steady dive
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as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed
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Recent Examples of dive
Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
The trailer continues with more stunning snippets showing how penguins manage to face predators, attempt daring dives, and coexist with humans.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
As each year has passed, Dylan has gotten bigger and meatier roles to dive into and has risen to the challenge.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The latest additions to the collection have leaned away from the more utilitarian aesthetic of the original and into a more refined design that could be used for daily wear just as easily as on a dive.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
The trailer continues with more stunning snippets showing how penguins manage to face predators, attempt daring dives, and coexist with humans.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
With a wagging tail and a heart full of excitement, Ash is the first to dive into playtime.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
As each year has passed, Dylan has gotten bigger and meatier roles to dive into and has risen to the challenge.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dive
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The stock markets' plunge following Trump's imposition of sweeping tariffs on some of the U.S.'s closest and most important trade partners spells trouble for Americans and their retirement plans.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Tesla shares declined nearly 9% on Monday, bringing its year-to-date plunge to more than 40%.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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Visitors can admire its thunderous drop from various aerial viewpoints or take a walk along the valley floor for a different perspective.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The dizzying, battering swings for stocks have been coming not just day to day but also hour to hour, and the Dow hurtled between a slight gain and a drop of 689 points on Thursday.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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After this, oil production will fall, albeit slowly toward 2050, as decarbonization proceeds and more electric vehicles take to the roads.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Overall, bookings fell after the deadly Jan. 29 D.C. crash, rebounded a bit, and then fell again after the Feb. 17 crash in Toronto, in which a regional jet crashed upon landing, overturned and caught fire.—
Sam Sweeney,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Visit the captivating city of Reykjavik, chase the Northern Lights or go for a dip in the rejuvenating waters of the Blue Lagoon.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the population has grown steadily, except for a dip from September 2021 to December 2021.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Sunrun — Shares of the residential solar energy tumbled about 7%.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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Brown-Forman, the company behind Jack Daniel’s whiskey, tumbled 5.1%, and Harley-Davidson sank 5.7%.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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The rare proximity to Kanye—who was just beginning his descent from the summit of pop culture—was covered by every outlet imaginable, including this one.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2025
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Phillis Wheatley, who wrote Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, was the first American of African descent and the third colonial American woman to have her work published.—
Zaneilia Harris,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Representatives for Boeing declined to comment on the matter.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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An Interior Department spokesperson declined to comment on personnel matters.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Dive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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