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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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The twisting, swooping swirl of metal, glass, and wood rises from the ground floor of the century-old warehouse, climbs to the second story, then bursts through the roof, elevating visitors over Rotterdam’s historic harbor in a double helix that does double duty as both staircase and artwork.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 27 July 2025
Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The Steelers losing three players in one fell swoop is unfortunate.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Verb
Mark Brown/Getty Images The Twins swooped in to sign Correa in free agency in March 2022 season to a three-year, option-laden contract.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The twisting, swooping swirl of metal, glass, and wood rises from the ground floor of the century-old warehouse, climbs to the second story, then bursts through the roof, elevating visitors over Rotterdam’s historic harbor in a double helix that does double duty as both staircase and artwork.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 27 July 2025
Noun
There are occasions, however, when the platform spaces out its programming to prolong the rush binge viewers get watching several episodes in one fell swoop.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The Steelers losing three players in one fell swoop is unfortunate.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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“Swoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoop. Accessed 19 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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