swooped; swooping; swoops
: to move with a sweep
: to gain or carry off in or as if in a swoop
—usually used with up
swooper
noun
1
: an act or instance of swooping
2
: a single concentrated and quickly effective effort
was done in one swoop
—often used with fellsolved everything at one fell swoop
Examples of swoop in a Sentence
Verb
The police swooped in and captured the criminals.
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Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
But as Galactus claws his way back out, all seems lost...until the Silver Surfer swoops in to give a final shove, sending Galactus — and herself — through the portal.
—EW.com, 25 July 2025
Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Those cuts are likely going to be coming in one fell swoop, Paramount president Jeff Shell made clear Wednesday as CEO Ellison and his top team met with the press in Los Angeles a week after officially taking over from Shari Redstone in an $8.4 billion acquisition.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Ellison then swooped in and knocked out the competition just days after the merger between his Skydance and Paramount was approved.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
But as Galactus claws his way back out, all seems lost...until the Silver Surfer swoops in to give a final shove, sending Galactus — and herself — through the portal.
—EW.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
The eight inaugural Chicago-area Jack in the Boxes are all corporate owned and occupy former Arby’s restaurants acquired in one fell swoop from a large franchise operator to get the brand reestablished quickly in the market, Ingram said.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Those cuts are likely going to be coming in one fell swoop, Paramount president Jeff Shell made clear Wednesday as CEO Ellison and his top team met with the press in Los Angeles a week after officially taking over from Shari Redstone in an $8.4 billion acquisition.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Swoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoop. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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swoop
1 of 2 verb
: to dive or pounce suddenly like a hawk on its prey
swoop
2 of 2 noun1
: an act or instance of swooping
2
: a single quickly effective effort
—often used with fell
solved everything at one fell swoop
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