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tread water

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  1. tread waterverb

    To remain afloat in the water without use of any buoyancy aid, by using kicking motions and hand motions.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tread water in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tread water in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of tread water in a Sentence

  1. Michael James:

    We're continuing to essentially tread water. Apple's numbers were phenomenal but yet the stock is down. Why is that? I think people were expecting a blowout quarter ... so it's kind of a sell-the-news situation.

  2. Brad Bechtel:

    The U.S. dollar will remain caught in the crossfire so to speak and likely to tread water.

  3. Andrew Schneider:

    A person has three choices in life. You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can tread water and let the tide sweep you away, or you can swim with the tide, and let it take you where it wants you to go.


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