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as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water
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Recent Examples of swam
The Herald also found a pile of wet clothes, two children’s backpacks and food at the end of a street in Tavernier where the ocean meets the shore, suggesting the group swam to land and changed into dry clothing.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
One of the individuals swam under the boat and tried to flip it over to no avail.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Nix swam Denver back to the playoffs for the first time since Peyton Manning retired.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Instead, Sam Hom swam at Clunie Pool in McKinley Park, a public pool where people of all races were welcome.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The two fought, treading water and splashing each other before her partner swam in to join the fray.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
The pupfish swam into the news when shockwaves from the earthquake in eastern Russia reached Devils Hole.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
One of the individuals swam under the boat and tried to flip it over to no avail.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Nix swam Denver back to the playoffs for the first time since Peyton Manning retired.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Instead, Sam Hom swam at Clunie Pool in McKinley Park, a public pool where people of all races were welcome.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The two fought, treading water and splashing each other before her partner swam in to join the fray.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
The pupfish swam into the news when shockwaves from the earthquake in eastern Russia reached Devils Hole.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swam
Verb
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Tales are spun and then immediately tied back up into knots, and its gothic drama provides a fresh new place for Johnson to play in his preferred genre.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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Meer took the snap, rolled to his right and spun away from the pressure.—
David Delgado,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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A couple of lanky students from the Tandon School of Engineering hovered by the shelf, considering a box of disco balls up top.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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As for most of the tournament, Sinner’s first-serve percentage hovered around 50, and Auger-Aliassime took the initiative with flashing forehands and the bravery to go after his shots in baseline rallies.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After leaving Tokyo, the aircraft carrier sailed north and was spotted transiting the Tsugaru Strait on Friday from the Pacific Ocean toward the Sea of Japan.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game took an ugly turn for the Angels in the sixth, when reliever Brock Burke sailed a throw six feet over first baseman Oswald Peraza’s head on Thomas’s inning-opening comebacker, an error that led to an unearned run and a 9-1 A’s lead.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That’s an enormous lever—but far smaller than the 10–40 trillion-tonne estimates that have floated around for years.—
Phil De Luna,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Purdy scrambled to his right and floated a ball toward backup tight end Jake Tonges in the back of the end zone.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Our mutual social contacts have drifted away.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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The small vessel drifted away into the current of the Thames.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Swam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swam. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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