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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
Ryan Lasko, an outfielder with the Double-A Midland RockHounds, suffered a C6-C7 vertebrae fracture Tuesday night while going for a fly ball in right-center field, for which both Lasko and right fielder Devin Taylor dove before colliding.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
However, many Mexican fans are convinced that Robben dived and a penalty should not have been awarded.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
During the matchup, Jeter dove into the stands in the top of the 12th inning to catch a foul ball, emerging from the crowd cut up and bruised.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Had a little time off this week, dove into this incredible read.
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NBC news,
28 June 2026
His calling-card changeup dove off cliffs and past the bats of Yankees hitters, who whiffed at 12 of them.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
On Tuesday, Micron shed nearly 11%, while Sandisk tumbled 13%, Intel fell 4% and Qualcomm dove 9%.
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Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
He's dived into the snacks too.
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Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Four years later, Moore dove into The Mary Tyler Moore Show, shedding the wife role entirely to focus on a single woman building her career in a TV newsroom.
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Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
However, many Mexican fans are convinced that Robben dived and a penalty should not have been awarded.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
During the matchup, Jeter dove into the stands in the top of the 12th inning to catch a foul ball, emerging from the crowd cut up and bruised.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Had a little time off this week, dove into this incredible read.
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NBC news,
28 June 2026
His calling-card changeup dove off cliffs and past the bats of Yankees hitters, who whiffed at 12 of them.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
On Tuesday, Micron shed nearly 11%, while Sandisk tumbled 13%, Intel fell 4% and Qualcomm dove 9%.
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Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
He's dived into the snacks too.
—
Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Four years later, Moore dove into The Mary Tyler Moore Show, shedding the wife role entirely to focus on a single woman building her career in a TV newsroom.
—
Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dived
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Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.
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Even as the communist country proposes reforms, the United States continues a pressure campaign, ramping up economic sanctions and maintaining an oil embargo that has plunged much of the island into darkness.
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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Wall Street was mixed in light trading early Thursday as chip stocks fell further and oil prices dipped near their levels before the Iran war began.
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The number of Tarrant County kindergartners vaccinated against measles dipped slightly last school year, according to the latest data.
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The show was so sure-footed in its initial outing, but has ultimately tumbled headlong into a grease trap of its own making, aiming for pungent but landing on precious.
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Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Micron Technology's shares tumbled on Friday, giving back some of the gains from a post-earnings rally, as the memory chipmaker looked to wrap a rocky week of trading that has seen big swings.
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The location for the bronze statue on the Wimbledon grounds hasn't been announced and Williams-Ellis declined to offer specifics about the pose.
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In doing so, Valdez, like fellow successful DSA New York Congressional candidate Avila Chevalier, declined to endorse Jeffries as minority leader or even Speaker if the Democrats take back the House.
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This also will be the first time the ball has dropped for a July 4 celebration.
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The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho.
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“Dived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dived. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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