as in to trudge
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Recent Examples of wade
The path strings together many of the city’s 24 beaches, ideal for wading or doing spontaneous asanas.
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Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
All District waterways are subject to a swim ban—this means wading, too!
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
All District waterways are subject to a swim ban - this means wading, too!
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, bringing help to needy people, and as the bishop who spearheaded the life-saving purchase of oxygen production plants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Franklin Briceno, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
All District waterways are subject to a swim ban—this means wading, too!
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
All District waterways are subject to a swim ban - this means wading, too!
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, bringing help to needy people, and as the bishop who spearheaded the life-saving purchase of oxygen production plants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Franklin Briceno, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wade
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When the final buzzer sounded on a 124-94 series-clinching victory by the Thunder, the Timberwolves trudged off the court with a stain on an otherwise impressive season.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The founders of Chime trudged into Amino Capital's bare-bones office early one Saturday morning in the summer of 2013, steeling themselves for disappointment.—
Stephen Pastis,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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After dropping Game 1 5-2 against Nebraska, the Volunteers won Game 2 3-2 and then eked out a close 1-0 victory in Game 3.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The Giants eked out four runs on eight hits Wednesday afternoon.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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Two years later, he was tried again and found guilty of felony murder and second-degree kidnapping.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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That's the alternative by them trying to vote no, and the president believes the Republican Party needs to be unified.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Threatening to bar or limit imports can successfully exert pressure on trading partners.—
Robert O. Keohane,
Foreign Affairs,
2 June 2025
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Some exert control through violence, some through financial dominance, and others through the threat of divorce and social isolation.—
TrickleUp,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wade. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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