WADES (THROUGH) Synonyms: 29 Similar Words

wades (through)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wade (through)

as in dips (into)

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Its deep water never fully turns over, leaving the bottom starved of oxygen and free of currents.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
Put both on the same page and the comparison turns over.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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Emanuel Maiberg talks to an employee at the warehouse where Amazon scans and destroys books for AI training.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
One camera is used for AI perception and scans your lawn to identify objects and other lawn conditions, while the other two work in tandem as a stereo 3D vision system for real-time mapping.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

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The larvae come from the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, which invades open wounds or the mucous membranes of body openings in any warm-blooded animal, including humans, and devours tissue, causing the wounds to become increasingly deep and painful.

— Abraham Tellez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The fungus then slowly devours the ant, sprouting through its head in one final indignity.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

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