dived

verb

variants or dove
past tense of dive
1
as in plunged
to cast oneself head first into deep water we watched her dive in after the drowning man

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2
as in fell
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 Navarro chopped his feet prior to the shot, but Carter dove to his left and pushed the attempt out of bounds. — Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 Raleigh dropped the ball, and Bauers dived back to the plate. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Ahead of Epic’s annual conference, beginning tomorrow, STAT’s Brittany Trang and Casey Ross dove deep on the major looming questions surrounding the company. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026 In 2025, Mariska dove deep into her mother’s life in her documentary, My Mom Jayne. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026 Toritohausen hit a hurricanrana on Dominik to the outside and dived onto the heel. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The running theme of Dennis’ possible sociopathy is one of the show’s deepest wells of comedy, and his conversation here with Mac about his plans for at-sea seduction dived down into the depths. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 Yamal’s strike was curling toward the right post, and Martinez dived to knock it away for his 10th save of the afternoon — the most ever in a World Cup final. — Tim Reynolds, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026 The video clearly showed the forward had dived after a tackle from Leandro Paredes. — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dived
  1. plunged
  2. fell
  3. dipped
  4. tumbled
  5. declined
  6. dropped
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  • The number of Americans who report having six or more close friends has plunged by 50% this century, and the number of people reporting no close friends has skyrocketed by 400% over that same time period.
    — Ken Stern, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Rock, ice and mud plunged down for miles, washing away communities along the river.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of plunged
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  • Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • In 2025-26, his first full season as hockey operations adviser and mentor, Chára dipped his toe into multiple buckets, including management and coaching.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • After having climbed all week, bond yields finally dipped slightly Thursday as markets weighed the odds of an interest rate hike this month.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dipped
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  • Howmet Aerospace — Shares of the manufacturer of engines for gas turbines tumbled more than 8%.
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • On one page, tiny, antlike sinners tumbled down a cliff toward perdition.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumbled
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  • Trump has declined so far to endorse a successor, opting to keep his cards close ahead of what’s likely to be a bitter race.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
  • When asked about the lack of any tributes or the evening’s plans to honor Nolan, the Ocean Springs School District declined to comment.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of declined
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  • The Hornets dropped a 28-17 contest at Eastern Michigan last Saturday, a Mid-American Conference opener in which the defense led the way with a defensive touchdown and in limiting the Eagles to 69 yards rushing.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Shoot days for digital productions rose 47% in the second quarter to 661 compared to the same period a year — even as the overall number of on-location shoot days dropped 13% during that period.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dropped

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