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wade through

VERB

keep one's nose to the grindstone

Synonyms

WEAK

hammer away keep one's shoulder to the wheel peg away plug away put one's nose to the grindstone struggle on work hard

VERB

learn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determine enroll gain get grasp master pick up read receive review study

STRONG

apprentice attain con cram grind imbibe lucubrate matriculate memorize peruse prepare

WEAK

be taught be trained become able become versed brush up on burn midnight oil commit to memory crack the books drink in get down pat get the hang of get the knack of improve mind major in minor in pore over soak up specialize in take course take in train in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore lose miss misunderstand neglect pass release spend

WEAK

overlook teach

Example Sentences

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What remains unanswered is who will help us now, as we wade through the dilemmas of the 21st.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Fanning’s ability to hop between a thorny Norwegian drama and a high-concept alien movie is exactly the kind of exciting malleability that audiences forced to wade through modern cinema’s sea of sameness deserve.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

At one burn, Hanson proposed that we make a side trip and wade through the brush up on a steep canyon wall where, he assured me, we would find even more saplings just breaking through.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Previously, beneficiaries had to wade through listings on dozens of websites.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

They went back the same way they had come, but they did not have to wade through the river.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

wade through

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