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as in plunges
an act or instance of diving
the penguin took a dive off of the ice sheet
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as in drops
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
stock prices took a long, steady dive
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as in falls
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed
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“Dives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dives. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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