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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Two Italian Eurofighter jets were scrambled to tackle the drone and one of them shot it down, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
From here, travelers can tackle everything from relatively approachable day hikes to multi-day journeys into the alpine zone.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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Phil Buckingham Ipswich Town A more balanced and measured transfer approach has been undertaken by Ipswich this summer compared to their last campaign in the Premier League two years ago.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
With its full combat qualification now completed, Hubei is expected to move into combat-ready duty and undertake missions in the South China Sea, according to the Chinese military expert cited by the Global Times.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

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