wading

present participle of wade

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Verb
  • They were left operating on fumes by the end, with Ollie Watkins — Duran’s replacement — starved of service and Morgan Rogers consigned to trudging off the pitch, knowing his long dribbling bursts would have scant options ahead of him.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Standard time brings more sunshine to earlier hours, insuring that children are not trudging to school in cold-weather darkness.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But that’s just scratching the surface – addressing only the symptoms of the underlying challenges and only addressing them at the end of the SDLC process.
    Jeremy Vaughan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Similar to a sheet pan, whole meals can be built in a Dutch oven, scratching that same itch for convenience and less clean up.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In contrast, the latter improves profitability by exerting more control.
    Ted Ladd, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But Democrats generally aren't inclined to let the government shut down, and House Republicans — expected to leave town after the stopgap measure passes — are exerting pressure to avoid a shutdown.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Wading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wading. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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