DIVE (INTO) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

dive (into)

verb

Definition of dive (into)

as in to wade (in or into)

to start work on energetically the first morning back at work was spent diving into the huge pile of e-mails that had accumulated over the previous two weeks

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Yet tackling noise issues is challenging in part because the sources vary — think traffic on a busy street in Manhattan versus yelling in a neighboring room.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Veteran tackles Dexter Lawrence and Jonathan Allen beef up a defense that ranked last in rushing yards allowed, while Super Bowl winner Boye Mafe brings explosiveness off the edge.

— Takashi Williams, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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While the weather forecast does not project any kind of heat wave this week, temperatures on the surface of the Open’s acrylic-on-asphalt hard courts can approach 120 degrees after hours of direct sunlight.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Tropical Storm Edouard is expected to strengthen and could approach hurricane strength before making landfall.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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Chad shows up for an open tryout with the South Georgia Catfish and eventually gets the starting job, undertaking a much kinder persona than his actual self.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
This potentially allows the same aircraft platform to undertake different types of strike missions while carrying weapons configured for different target characteristics.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

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