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swoop

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


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Retail investors’ increasingly active approach to trading the markets could create more of a buffer for equity prices, Rubner said, given their tendency to swoop in and buy on weakness.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Most pilots are very surprised when agents swoop down on them and give them a federal citation.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

UniCredit has said its earlier swoop on the lender had already driven up its share price, reducing the premium it should offer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

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

From BBC May 25, 2026

A circle might represent a drumbeat, a swoop could be a slide whistle, etc.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

After the parade, the New York City Department of Sanitation swoops into action to sweep up the thousands of pounds of paper.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

It swoops down playfully in “A Black Song,” over a swung rumble of drumbeats.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

Then in the spirit of springtime renewal, thought-provoking plays like “John Proctor Is the Villain” and “Fences” will leave audiences in contemplation before festive summer item “Boop! The Musical” swoops in to lift spirits.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2026

Portimao is a 2.89-mile track that swoops over hilly terrain and is highly regarded for its driving challenge.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2025

A dementor swoops down low over them and settles in front of SCORPIUS.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

She assumed office this year after U.S. forces swooped into the capital in a predawn raid on Jan. 3 and arrested her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

In late 2024, the so-called “BATMANN” stocks swooped to the market’s rescue.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

The first time I interviewed him in 2001, an aide swooped in just before the cameras went live and snatched away the small water glasses on the table in front of us.

From BBC May 30, 2026

Meanwhile, Indian oil refiners—now armed with a waiver from the U.S. to start buying Russian crude again—have swooped in to scoop up Moscow’s exports.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

The helicopter swooped around and headed for the twins.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

Four-year-old Juni Wahab was entranced by the sight of the swallows and cormorants swooping low overhead and the rushing twists of water.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Frasers has built a reputation for swooping in to buy retail brands which have fallen into administration, but its gradual increase in ownership of profit-making Hugo Boss over several years is a different approach.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

Come to think of it, thoughts are perhaps not unlike a murmuration of starlings, flitting and swooping and morphing with seemingly serendipitous activation.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

Her lips make different kinds of outlines for the letters, like they’re swooping down on them from above, pushing them into shape, telling them what to say.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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