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Recent Examples of swash
Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
This cushiony highlighter deposits a swash of subtle champagne, rose quartz, or gold while the squalane (the secret star of the show) provides moisture for a long-lasting look that provides a skin-like, never cakey, finish.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 5 Oct. 2024
The dessert menu is just as backward-looking (or, more generously, classic-minded) as the savory offerings: cheesecake with a swash of berry sauce, dark chocolate pot de crème.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
Glow Set a travel necessity—perfect for quick makeup touch-ups, passing through TSA, or a shimmering swash of color.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2021
Hollywood’s history is rich with swash-buckling scenes.
—Allison Prang, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021
Some big trout are still in the swash on the beach at dawn, though this action will slow as the water continues to warm—topwaters get them.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 18 June 2021
Verb
Recurring character Goro Majima swashes his buckles as the sole protagonist, taking to the seas having suffered from an almighty case of pirate amnesia.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
Mole crabs burrow themselves in the intertidal swash zone but leave their antennae exposed above the surface to trap food like algae and plankton.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
This cushiony highlighter deposits a swash of subtle champagne, rose quartz, or gold while the squalane (the secret star of the show) provides moisture for a long-lasting look that provides a skin-like, never cakey, finish.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 5 Oct. 2024
The dessert menu is just as backward-looking (or, more generously, classic-minded) as the savory offerings: cheesecake with a swash of berry sauce, dark chocolate pot de crème.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
Glow Set a travel necessity—perfect for quick makeup touch-ups, passing through TSA, or a shimmering swash of color.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2021
Hollywood’s history is rich with swash-buckling scenes.
—Allison Prang, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021
Some big trout are still in the swash on the beach at dawn, though this action will slow as the water continues to warm—topwaters get them.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 18 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swash
Verb
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Looking for a place to splash around with the family?—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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The fungus overwinters on infected canes and fallen leaves, with spores splashing upward during rain or irrigation.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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With each goal, a torrent of emotion was let loose.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The complaint stated that officers unleashed a torrent of pepper spray, tear gas grenades, rubber bullets and baton strikes, despite the women posing no threat and complying with officers’ orders.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Both Mick Jagger and Harry Styles possess a certain swagger, and while the Rolling Stones singer is old enough to be the One Direction heartthrob's granddad, in the past their similar good looks have had some overzealous bloggers suggesting the boy bander could play Jagger in a biopic.—
Laura Lane,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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That combination of sangfroid and swagger established a new way for rappers to self-present, maintaining street credibility while pursuing both pop success and a more audacious kind of crossover, from performer to executive to tycoon.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And with numerous economic hurdles looming now, including interest rates still being elevated, stock market volatility persisting and inflation rising and continuing to shape household budgets, the timing of those withdrawals can have consequences that ripple far beyond a single account statement.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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But what happens in those interstitial periods, as micro-rhythms ripple outward from liquid collisions, is key to Seefeel’s approach.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Some residents said the country club contribues to flooding by opening its sluice gate when rain is forecast.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Upgrades to storm water pumping stations Cost: $3 million The details: Equipment repair and replacement at six stormwater pumping stations, including new sluice gates, gate valves and actuators.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Verbs can deliver the sass of a runway model and a good degree of brushoff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Ginger and strawberry blonde strokes add warmth and sass.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beyond the decrepit hydro plant, the entire dam's spillway is too small to pass a probable maximum flood and upgrades could cost millions.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The spillway structure consists of a newer 25-foot wide concrete spillway with two 11-foot wide underflow radial gates, added in 1974, and the original 26-foot wide with three 6-foot wide underflow sliding gates.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The closest the data center would be to Weston Gardens is 370 feet, said Riley, due to a wooded floodway and floodplain between the Black Mountain property and Weston’s.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Call it resilience, call it infrastructure, call it economic development—just build it before the next 8-year-old goes to sleep in a floodway.—
Daniel Lehewych,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Swash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swash. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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