dive (into)

verb

Definition of dive (into)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dive (into)
  1. tackle
  2. approach
  3. undertake
Verb
  • The Threshold overhaul began in June with the team tackling decorative home first while the aesthetic started to broaden.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In Bend, the violence ended when a teacher tackled the shooter to the ground, allowing a dad who’d followed the shooter into the school to shoot and kill him.
    — Nina Vinik, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of tackle
Verb
  • Over time, the orbit of the pair can decay, the duo slowly approaching one another.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The likelihood of such a transition depends on how quickly an electron approaches the energy gap.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of approach
Verb
  • Elliott, who is 56 and a software engineer by trade, touted an effort his office undertook in September after the storms in which communities can borrow up to $1 million at 2% interest for cleanup and repairs.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The school has undertaken renovations and expansion projects and recently opened a new campus at a nearby shuttered Catholic college.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of undertake
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“Dive (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dive%20%28into%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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