swan

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for swan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swan
Verb
  • For a more cushioned New Balance option, consider the Fresh Foam 1080s, which Glamour contributor and marathoner Jenny McCoy swears by for both long-distance running and casual neighborhood strolling.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 1 May 2025
  • His goal was to capture that throwback feeling of aimless summer days strolling down the boardwalk with the frozen snack in hand in his Lemon Italian Ice flavor.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • George and his frequent collaborator/fellow Georgian/white boy/former nanny Dan Ewen had sauntered into Act III’s offices a few weeks earlier.
    Dan Ewen, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul sauntered across the stage freestyling and hitting choreography with her backup dancers in a seemingly endless collection of gorgeous leotard-centric costumes — most of which came complete with a matching fitted and pair of boots.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The second half follows Molly, who with her constant laugh and resolute nature cuts a different figure than the ambling, hapless Edward.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
  • This year, as families with baby strollers and groups of cinema fans ambled by amid the thousands on the street on a warmer-than-expected Friday afternoon, the retailers were booming.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • But the underlying premise, Rosenberg explains, rests on the belief that injuries should be viewed as public health problems to be solved, rather than accidents that are bound to happen.
    Will Stone, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
  • After the state rested its case on April 16, Daybell presented a motion for acquittal due to insufficient evidence.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, until late 2024, there was only one U.S. supplier of loitering munitions (suicide drones designed to loiter in an area and locate and strike targets with precision): AeroVironment, which has a contract to make 1,000 of them.
    MICHAEL BROWN, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • To stay out late in Zink’s world, loitering, is a pleasure.
    Dwight Garner, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025

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“Swan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swan. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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