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swoop

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


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At a Sacramento stop Friday, he bounded around chatting with about four dozen mostly union supporters, wearing trademark Nikes, this time a vintage pair with a tartan plaid swoop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Last week police detained 16 people after a swoop at three schools in the 7th arrondissement or district.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

As a recently fledged bird hops around on the ground, unfamiliar choughs swoop down and gently herd it away to join them—that’s how desperate these birds are for helpers.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Here’s who could swoop in with a purchase.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

The music changed, the lights swirled in a lazy red-and-blue swoop, and Lianne looked to her freshman friends all bouncing on the dance floor nearby.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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