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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 diving
Walmart's move at the time -- poaching from one of Wall Street's elite firms diving headlong into online banking -- underscored the seriousness of the retailer's intent to weave itself into the financial lives of its customers.
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Sridhar Natarajanand Jaewon Kang Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Mangione's arrest ignited widespread interest online, with users diving deep into his digital footprint.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Most of us cringe at the thought of filing them, let alone diving into the intricacies of the tax industry.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Our diving can be both shallow and very deep, with unit members diving to depths of 300 feet.
—Oren Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2024
Brand identities have become more distinct, with many designers diving deep into their archives to create unique and individualized collections.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diving
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The foxes then take a great leap into the air and dive nose-first, often plunging so deep into the whiteness that only their tail and hind legs stick out.Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Netflix sensation returned on December 26 after more than three years, plunging Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) back into the world of deadly children’s games played by desperate adults competing for money.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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Clearly, this only constitutes a small blip as things stand and hardly a sign everything is falling apart.Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Sacramento Kings have made a major organizational move after their fourth straight loss falling them to a 13-18 record.Evan Sidery, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who was wrongly dipping into the OT kitty for themselves or others has to be found and exiled from the high command, if not fired outright.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Temperatures are dipping again in Alaska over the next six to 10 days, with far northern reaches of the state expecting below-average temperatures and near-normal temperatures forecast for much of the rest of the Last Frontier, according to a forecast from the NWS Climate Prediction Center.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Data from the Solar Energy Industries Association shows Arizona’s installation of residential solar capacity climbing quickly after the fee was removed in 2019 and then plummeting this year.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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The difference, however, stems from improved production from a defense that leads the league in turnovers over that span and used them to stabilize a unit previously plummeting to one of the worst in franchise history.Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Diving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diving. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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