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swimming

[swim-ing] / ˈswɪm ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
existing in liquid
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NOUN
water sport
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At a nearby beach resort, a high-speed Coast Guard vessel plied the waters for two people still missing after swimming in waters that churned violently as the quake struck.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It has its own bowling alley and two swimming pools.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The team camp is the prestigious and private Baylor School, with its 690-acre campus and 50-meter swimming pool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

This organism can cause a rare but extremely deadly brain infection when contaminated water enters the nose, often during swimming or other recreational water activities.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

They had kept swimming, he and Moose, until Jonathan was sure each stroke was his last.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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