swing over
phrasal verb
swung over; swinging over; swings over
US, informal
: to make a brief visit
I'll swing over after work to drop off the paperwork.
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Luis Arraez swung over a Kerhaw slider that bounced near home plate, dealing Arraez just his 15th strikeout in 513 plate appearances.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Bednar worked Adolis García to a 2-2 count and then forced him to swing over a splitter near the bottom of the zone and over the plate.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Capra, who hails from the land down under, swung over an 86 MPH slider to bring Kershaw one strike away and the crowd to its feet.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Tesla shares have seen big swings over the past half a year.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
Veen watched all of his Rockies’ at-bats, comparing them against his professional swing over the last few years.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Alvarez overhauled his swing over the winter, hoping to find consistency in his hitting.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Navarro’s comments echo those from Trump and other officials, who talked up the stock market in the face of high volatility and price swings over the past week.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
These have already been linked to major stock market swings over the past few weeks—fluctuating in line with the announcement of new tariffs or reports of potential exemptions—and have been pointed to by businesses and consumers as exacerbating uncertainty about America's economic future.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Bednar worked Adolis García to a 2-2 count and then forced him to swing over a splitter near the bottom of the zone and over the plate.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Capra, who hails from the land down under, swung over an 86 MPH slider to bring Kershaw one strike away and the crowd to its feet.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Tesla shares have seen big swings over the past half a year.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
Veen watched all of his Rockies’ at-bats, comparing them against his professional swing over the last few years.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Alvarez overhauled his swing over the winter, hoping to find consistency in his hitting.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Navarro’s comments echo those from Trump and other officials, who talked up the stock market in the face of high volatility and price swings over the past week.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
These have already been linked to major stock market swings over the past few weeks—fluctuating in line with the announcement of new tariffs or reports of potential exemptions—and have been pointed to by businesses and consumers as exacerbating uncertainty about America's economic future.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Swing over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20over. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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