Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wading
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The rest of our fair crew is trudging along through broken wrists and CT scans.—
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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The hill sits off a dirt road and takes a bit of trudging up before the dimpled geodes start appearing in earnest.—
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This left the ruling Labour Party scrabbling.—
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He’s blessed with a tense, scrabbling physicality on screen, plus a baby-Brando glower beneath a head of striking blond curls, and Nemes directs him into a stance of braced, vulnerable defensiveness that serves the film’s purposes well — even if his character, too, wants for interior light.—
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The best vacuums for hardwood floors have a powerful cleaning performance without scratching or causing damage.—
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That pollen can fill the air, covers cars and cement, and can start noses running, eyes watering and throats scratching.—
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If rates rise unexpectedly, those low initial payments can balloon, exerting pressure on household budgets just as the broader economy absorbs the impact.—
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Ice plains can prompt fast retreat because as the glacier thins, the ice starts to rise up and water pushes underneath into its crevasses, exerting pressure and causing large slabs to break off — in a process called calving.—
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“Wading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wading. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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