Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swan dive
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That came 12 minutes after San Diego’s Kennedy Wesley scored on a header that got past a diving Silkowitz for her first goal of the season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
5 May 2025 -
But Inter keeper Yann Sommer saved his header in the fifth minute of injury time.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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He belly flopped onto the ice in ecstasy and relief before he was mobbed by his teammates, and then the game stopped to celebrate the greatest goal scorer who ever lived.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
6 Apr. 2025
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Since then, each Celtics road trip of four games or longer has given way to a similar belly flop at home.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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According to a Gartner report, companies today are using just 33% of their martech stack capabilities—a startling drop from 58% a few years ago.—
Richard Jones,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The multinational conglomerate reported first-quarter net revenues of 35.8 billion euros ($40.7 billion), reflecting a 14% drop from the same period last year.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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After the spill, the indictment says, the SUV driver tried to use a vacuum cleaner at Kulikoff’s car wash to clean the spill.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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The spill had a devastating impact on marine life, coastal ecosystems and wetlands.—
Mark Strassmann,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Others said the length of time a slip is used should not be a factor.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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What was everyone worried about? Back-to-back defeats to Aston Villa and Everton had seen Nuno Espirito Santo’s side slip into sixth place, outside of the Champions League qualification spots and into a slight mood of dismay.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Swan dive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swan%20dive. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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