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as in to sail
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water
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as in trance
a temporary state of unconsciousness
the merest glimpse of blood sends him into a swim
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Recent Examples of swim
Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Winans said the Tekippes both swam to the sinking vehicle to try to rescue the occupants, and Kindall assisted in getting the two survivors to the shore.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
After checking in, change into your bathing suit and head straight to the main pool which features a swim-up bar that perfectly frames the volcano—nothing will taste as good as that first piña colada after a long travel day.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Do not swim while using alcohol or drugs.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Winans said the Tekippes both swam to the sinking vehicle to try to rescue the occupants, and Kindall assisted in getting the two survivors to the shore.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
Noun
The pool-scape is the most quintessentially Palm Springs area of the home, lined with loungers under the meringue yellow umbrellas and encompassing a hot tub that lights up for night-time swims.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
After checking in, change into your bathing suit and head straight to the main pool which features a swim-up bar that perfectly frames the volcano—nothing will taste as good as that first piña colada after a long travel day.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swim
Verb
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Even brand-name billionaire developer Rick Caruso’s $100 million-plus campaign war chest and spin on latter-day Rockefeller Republicanism couldn’t win him the mayoralty last go-around.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2026
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Try Audible for free Hands caked with mud, fingertips diced by a thousand tiny cuts, and my wheels were spinning again.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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When the Jules Verne Trophy was established in 1990, the target time for sailing non-stop around the world was 80 days, echoing the adventures of Phileas Fogg in Verne’s novel Around the World in 80 Days.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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The events of the Clearances catalyze the action in this novel, which begins with John, a Presbyterian minister, having accepted a commission to sail to a remote island and evict its last tenant.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Pulling us into a trance-like state.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Throughout much of Buddhist history, and particularly in Theravada Buddhist contexts, mindfulness and its associated meditation methods have been the purview of mendicants (monks and nuns), who used mindfulness meditation to achieve trance states (jhana) leading to nirvana.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Giuliani floated the idea of changing the law to run for a third term or serving an extra three months to help with a post-9/11 recovery.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Living spaces are regularly stocked with detox snacks, and surprise gifts—such as paper lanterns to float across the pool—wait for guests each night on the bed.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Those around me were in a daze.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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Greene made the catch, and Meadows landed on his back in a daze, barely moving with his hands pointed up and blood appearing on his face.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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So every draft really did hover around that range of 90 and 100 pages.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the 1960s, when Mellencamp was coming of age, Jackson County, which includes his hometown Seymour, hovered around thirty-one thousand residents, with about 1 percent of that population composed of Black families.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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The business of publishing may not be for the faint of heart, but the people in it are full of heart.—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Crossing Tyvola Road to get to Collinswood Language Academy isn’t for the faint of heart.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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New details of attack On the day of the attack, Desmond rode the bus to school and attended his morning classes without incident, the reports show.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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Emisael Jaramillo originally was named to ride Robusta in the Kentucky Derby, but the Daily Racing Form reported the jockey will keep his commitments Saturday at Santa Anita and Cristian Torres will be aboard Robusta.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Swim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swim. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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