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Recent Examples of swan
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.
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EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
The music video, in which Tay swans around a Malibu mansion in a pastel two-piece, was more controversial.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 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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EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
The music video, in which Tay swans around a Malibu mansion in a pastel two-piece, was more controversial.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 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
Verb
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Challenging the narrative Defense attorney Stuart Adelstein strolled over to the lectern, his eyes piercing the jurors just feet away from him.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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The Courant reported, in a story written in 1991, when the Pedlar approached its 100th anniversary, that the inn had seen many famous people stroll into its Victorian-style lobby and its dining room.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Fortunately, they are met by curious neighbors who saunter into Robyn and Dante’s love nest.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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The ladies showed some skin wearing short white dresses while sauntering through New York City streets together.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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From there — after ambling into the box — his abilities were on full display.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The group ambled to a speakeasy—orange lights, a wall of old speakers.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Once the press conference seemingly got back on track, the theater's bull moseyed across the plaza.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Compared with the calm and yet urgent competence of The Pitt, Pulse’s medical professionals stroll through a hospital full of glamour lighting, moseying calmly from one trauma to the next.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Tottenham will likely rest most of their strongest XI, with Villa viewing this as another critical moment in narrowing the gap.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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But Lee says the burden shouldn’t rest entirely on employees.—
Alice Park,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The Case for Reusable Loitering Munitions While loitering munitions will likely be core assets in future conflicts, Teledyne-FLIR argues these systems should also be recoverable and reusable.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Ironically, the cops pulled up and wondered why this person was loitering outside an apartment.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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“Swan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swan. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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