SWAN DIVES Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

swan dives

noun

plural of swan dive

as in headers

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Noun

To help textile mills assess the impact of their headers, Fabscrap also developed a Smart Swatch Scorecard, which assigns header designs a grade, based on the number of components and the relative ease of disassembling them.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
The software also supports OCR, redaction, repair, batch processing, and compression, as well as headers, footers, page numbers, and watermarks.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of headers

Noun

Her eye doctor said over-the-counter drops weren’t addressing the inflammation underneath.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Designed by Martin Katz, the bra featured nearly 3,900 gemstones, including two black diamond drops and 120 round white diamonds, with a total weight of 1,500 carats.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of drops

Noun

In senior living communities across multiple states, including Arizona and Pennsylvania, Paul has helped reduce falls by up to 72%.

— Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
On Thursday, that included two slip-and-falls that resulted in a 64-yard gain to set up a touchdown and a 21-yard gain on third-and-21 to move the chains and set up another Buccaneers touchdown.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of falls

Noun

There were no injuries, and there were no hazardous materials leaks or spills, CSX said.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
After wearing the aprons for countless weeknight cooking sessions and exposing them to plenty of spills and splatters, these are the 13 that won us over.

— Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of spills

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