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[swish] / swɪʃ /






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This would help swish money into public coffers through tax revenues, he said, "allowing us to provide tax relief on the one hand while finally making sensible investments on the other".

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

With each captivating swish of his racquet, Carlos Alcaraz seemingly edges closer to more history.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

A long-awaited swish finally quieted a restless Phoenix crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025

I returned with golden oil, salt like snow flakes and a warm sourdough loaf to join Maria José’s swish tomato.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2025

She could hear more clearly than ever the immense singing hiss and swish of vast intangible forces.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

He generates his power as the bat swishes back through the line to make contact.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

In Game 2, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope went 4 for 4 from beyond the arc, including back-to-back swishes that erased a deficit and put the Nuggets ahead for good early in the fourth quarter.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023

Daunno does an expert disaffected indie head nod and foot bounce while he plays, and Shen is thoroughly convincing on the keys with her hair swishes and tentative backing vocals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

At one point an enormous koi swishes across the rear wall.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2022

Sabeen swishes off her scarf, and waves and waves of black hair cascade down.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

They swished each drink around their mouths several times before swallowing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Gay swished his bat in the direction of the stumps in frustration and wasted a review, his immediate future in the team vulnerable.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The shot swished in, and it was No. 9 seed Iowa—not heavily favored No. 1 Florida—heading into the Sweet 16.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Javon Carter had tied it for the Magic with 1.1 seconds left in the second extra period before Green swished the game-winner.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

She tossed her head so her blue-streaked hair swished back over her shoulder.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

Researchers also found that swishing with pure cranberry juice reduced acid production in dental plaque from both children and adults.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

It’s believed that there are now more than 100 baby trout swishing around their new digs in Arroyo Hondo Creek in Santa Barbara County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025

Hutton said: "A horse will move a fly off its backside by swishing its tail, it will react to the lightest of touches."

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024

In the partially enclosed waiting area, parents stand on both sides of me, hoisting their kids onto their shoulders to watch the cars glide through the tracks of swishing cloth towers.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2024

He focuses on the dish brush, swishing the suds around, trying to get a streak of pizza cheese off a plate without getting his cast wet.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements


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