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Recent Examples of swan
The music video, in which Tay swans around a Malibu mansion in a pastel two-piece, was more controversial.
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Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
This season reaches its pinnacle of camp with a visit from Oscar Wilde himself (Jordan Sebastian Waller), who swans through a crowd of Manhattan elite dropping droll asides after the premiere of his first play, Vera; or, The Nihilists.
—EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
People, especially San Francisco old-timers, like to talk about the way our politicos tend to swan through the dining room at lunchtime, shaking outstretched hands on the way to their favorite tables.
—Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2021
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Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
This season reaches its pinnacle of camp with a visit from Oscar Wilde himself (Jordan Sebastian Waller), who swans through a crowd of Manhattan elite dropping droll asides after the premiere of his first play, Vera; or, The Nihilists.
—EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
People, especially San Francisco old-timers, like to talk about the way our politicos tend to swan through the dining room at lunchtime, shaking outstretched hands on the way to their favorite tables.
—Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swan
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Swift and Styles set tongues wagging after they were spotted by paparazzi strolling together in November 2012, and things seemed even more heated after they were photographed sharing some New Year’s Eve smooches the following month.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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At one point our conversation halts as Bailey gestures toward the window, where two men stroll past arm in arm.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kids will love sending this Dilophosaurus sauntering across the floor, frightening everything and everyone in his path.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Ice Age Trail Alliance's Mammoth Hike Challenge encourages people to hike, walk, run, backpack — or even saunter or skip, the alliance's website says — 45 miles of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail and visit three Ice Age Trail communities during October.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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For Thiago’s second goal midway through the first half, Ouattara ambled back towards his own goal down the centre of the pitch, dragging Shaw and Dorgu with him.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Preservation in progress On a Tuesday in July, a dozen or so visitors ambled between Fallingwater’s main living room and its terrace, museum-tour headsets dangling from their ears, appearing more intrigued than irritated by the tower of scaffolding and tarps that rose above them.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Spend a quintessential small-town day moseying through the local shops and boutiques on historic Main Street.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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Video and data analysts mosey around preparing reports, coaches interact with team managers and players arrive hours before kickoff.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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To facilitate even heating, let food rest for a few minutes after cooking.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Whereas the prosecution spent more than six weeks presenting its case against Combs, the mogul's defense did not call any witnesses to the stand and rested its case in under 30 minutes.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Kavan Markwood, 20, was charged with one misdemeanor count of loitering and prowling at nighttime after he was accused of attempting to gain entry into the home of an ex-girlfriend, CBS News reported, citing Brentwood police.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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On-record interviews indicate that naval UAVs for anti-landing denial are already in service; loitering munitions are approaching operational test completion with price points set for mass; autonomous cruise drones are on a near-term test-to-production path with local manufacture.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Swan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swan. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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