as in to trudge
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Recent Examples of wade
Others were wading through a river to get away from the gunfire.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
President Trump took to social media Saturday to wade into the upcoming Florida special election, which will fill the seats left vacant after Trump returned to office and nominated lawmakers to his administration.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
Lefty, however, avoided wading into those turbulent waters when a reporter asked which win would be more important during a post-round press conference at Trump National Doral.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
By wading into the tariff debate, a subject he's mostly stayed away from, Musk could inject more uncertainty into U.S. efforts to re-order the global economy.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
President Trump took to social media Saturday to wade into the upcoming Florida special election, which will fill the seats left vacant after Trump returned to office and nominated lawmakers to his administration.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
Lefty, however, avoided wading into those turbulent waters when a reporter asked which win would be more important during a post-round press conference at Trump National Doral.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
By wading into the tariff debate, a subject he's mostly stayed away from, Musk could inject more uncertainty into U.S. efforts to re-order the global economy.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wade
Verb
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As the somber Fireflies trudge away in the snow, Abby looks disturbed after finally killing Joel.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Thirty-two cameras have been set up across the wilderness of the High Coast region to capture the animals' movements, and millions have already tuned in to watch the moose slowly trudge through Sweden.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Wins like last night, eked out against an exceptionally sharp Jack Flaherty, are precious.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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After Trump appointed 234 federal judges during his first term, Biden eked out just ahead by appointing 235, making diversity a priority in the process.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Paramount Global is trying to merge with Skydance Media.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump and his allies in power are trying to erect an authoritarian Mafia state like the one Vladimir Putin and his cronies established in Russia.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Education is another sector where government funding exerts significant influence, as the Trump Administration is now demonstrating.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The zigzag outlines of his pendant lights, for instance, exert a kind of magnetic force like lightning.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wade. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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