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swoop

[swoop] / swup /
VERB
descend quickly
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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And at the end of the night, here comes Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor to honk twice, open the passenger door, and swoop you off to get some burgers and fries.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

If things don’t go according to plan these days, activists will swoop in to salvage some value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

However, the current level could establish a floor for the stock as bargain hunters swoop in.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Then, in a surprise twist, Netflix has backed off the Warner Brothers deal, allowing Paramount to swoop in.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

I stopped and my senses poised themselves on the brink of insensibility, ready to swoop away at the merest nod from me.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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