SWAN DIVE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

swan dive

noun

Definition of swan dive

as in header

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Noun

To help textile mills assess the impact of their headers, Fabscrap also developed a Smart Swatch Scorecard, which assigns header designs a grade, based on the number of components and the relative ease of disassembling them.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
On August 4, 2026, a federal appeals court issued the first federal appellate ruling on an AI agent, and the dispute turned on an HTTP header.

— Michael Riedl, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of header

Noun

Chuck Sargent Houston USC executes yet another belly flop against a top opponent, and Gary Patterson’s vaunted defense is giving up more than 35 points per game in the Big Ten.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
On splashdown, the rocket tipped over and belly flopped into the sea as expected, broke apart and exploded as left over propellants ignited.

— William Harwood, CBS News, 22 May 2026

Definition of belly flop

Noun

On Friday, Tesla reported better-than-expected third-quarter vehicle deliveries, lifting the stock almost 5%, but the company still posted a 2% year-over-year drop.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
The practical argument for wind-and-rain protection applies equally to spring transitional weather, and the trickle-down to Zara and Uniqlo means the shape will stay in stores well past this fall’s drop cycle.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of drop

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The 2021 spill was related to poor maintenance, not an overwhelming amount of rain, said Mark Gold, director of the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations program at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The agency said ballast tanks are not built to carry fuel, raising the risk of a spill.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of spill

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