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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 dived
Emotions — Higbee’s, teammates and Rams coaches and staff — exploded after Higbee caught a pass and dove across the goal line in the fourth quarter for the go-ahead touchdown in a 19-9 victory at MetLife Stadium.
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Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
As Smith attempted to throw an incomplete pass on first down, Cooper dove into the back of his right leg, causing the quarterback's knee to hyperextend as his cleat got caught in the turf.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
As a result, the helo dove into a crash that left Josie not only dazed, but with a very broken left leg.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
Reigns fought off all the heels and dove onto the heels, shades of babyface Roman Reigns.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
My friend Amy joked that Patricia dove down to the Titanic to find this particular panel.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
Eventually, Joey and Jenna dove into their performance and delivered a perfect routine that was up to both judges and audience's standards.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
But Harris dove into the race fairly undefined, despite being the sitting vice president.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
As Russian sailors dove for cover, one of the Aeroprakt A-22s—apparently operated by the Ukrainian intelligence directorate—plowed into a clutch of warships moored side-by-side along a pier.
—David Axe, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
As Smith attempted to throw an incomplete pass on first down, Cooper dove into the back of his right leg, causing the quarterback's knee to hyperextend as his cleat got caught in the turf.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
As a result, the helo dove into a crash that left Josie not only dazed, but with a very broken left leg.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
Reigns fought off all the heels and dove onto the heels, shades of babyface Roman Reigns.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
My friend Amy joked that Patricia dove down to the Titanic to find this particular panel.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
Eventually, Joey and Jenna dove into their performance and delivered a perfect routine that was up to both judges and audience's standards.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
But Harris dove into the race fairly undefined, despite being the sitting vice president.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
As Russian sailors dove for cover, one of the Aeroprakt A-22s—apparently operated by the Ukrainian intelligence directorate—plowed into a clutch of warships moored side-by-side along a pier.
—David Axe, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dived
Verb
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Then, the country's population plunged by at least 30 million people.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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In March, 2000, the dot-com bubble finally burst, and during the subsequent eighteen months the Nasdaq plunged about seventy per cent, inflicting huge losses on those who had got in near the market top.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Monroe, who was pronounced dead at a hospital, was the target, but two children were also felled by gunfire.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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The rebuilding took 1,200 oak trees felled from forests across France to replace the framework of the roof and 1,000 construction workers.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
7 Dec. 2024
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The stock prices of some alcohol manufacturers, including Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors, dipped Friday after the release of the surgeon general advisory.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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For the full year, sales of the Traverse dipped 14% to 105,835 sold.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Dived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dived. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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