Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swanned
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Liv announced, as Smith strolled onstage, a surprise that nobody saw coming.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026 -
Along First Street, fashionable young couples and wealthy empty nesters strolled by sidewalk pergolas.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Verb
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When Coleman ambled onstage, the audience gasped and broke into applause.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Recently, after a bad defeat, my happy-go-lucky son, Peter, ambled over to another player, who was stone-faced with frustration and shame.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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Elsewhere in the kitchen, two roaches scaled the wall over the three-compartment sink; two moseyed across a cookline table near the microwave oven; one climbed the wall behind the stove; and one went solo under a cookline table.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Nashville Predators moseyed westward for a California swing that started with a tie-breaking triumph against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, continued with another deadlock-loosening clash with the Kings on Monday and will wrap up versus the Ducks on Tuesday.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Other executives, coaches and support staff loitered in the hall, speaking in hushed tones if at all.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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In the petition filing, Buckingham wrote that Dick had loitered around his and his family members’ homes, called repeatedly and left threatening voicemails, and taped a photo collage of herself and Buckingham to his mailbox.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The late Luke Perry only appeared on one episode of Criminal Minds, but his character’s presence lingered long after he was gone.—
Rachel LaBonte,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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In the compound, the influence of the Tates’ father lingered.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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“Swanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanned. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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