treading
- present participle of tread.
Example Sentences
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Treading old territory to make new paths is a fine exercise, though that’s not what "Black Mirror" does, per se, with this year’s slate of episodes.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025
Treading water past few weeks since beating the Kraken and now have Tampa Bay only a point behind and looking to flip home ice in anticipated first-round playoff matchup.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023
Treading water I gazed back at the jungle.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2022
Treading water in a sea of mass-market books and muffins, Manning conducts a pitched battle against the mass-marketization of death.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022
Treading water, he unzipped his pocket and took out the tube.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
