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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

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

Perhaps this was only the first of a whole battalion of crows, that would rise up and swoop at him.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill




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