swan dives

Definition of swan divesnext
plural of swan dive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swan dives
Noun
  • This season, he has been used to get flick-ons for headers or run behind defences and get on the end of crosses or Fernandes’ through balls.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Glow-in-the-dark outsoles represent glowing engine headers, and the shoe’s color-shifting eggplant purple upper takes a page from custom car wraps.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Sharp drops hit Wall Street on Thursday as technology stocks fell and bitcoin plunged again to roughly half its record price set last fall.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Kidder says if scent is the goal, then a few drops of essential oil mixed into baking soda works well.
    Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The agency did not specify the manner of death, but domestic media have reported falls from rooftops as people tried to clear away massive mounds.
    Reuters, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Sprout supports whole-body behaviors, including walking, kneeling, crawling, compliant physical interaction, and recovery from falls, alongside core capabilities such as teleoperation, mapping, navigation, and expressive human–robot interaction primitives.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For example, a robot vacuum can help with daily maintenance, but a wet-dry vac could be very useful for heavy-duty spills and deep-down stains.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Sernial White Sneakers The white shoes have a faux leather upper that’s easily wiped clean of spills and dirt alike.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Swan dives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swan%20dives. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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