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as in spinning
to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around
his head was swimming after he was given so much information on his first day at the new job
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as in sailing
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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Recent Examples of swimming
Swander was able to replace swimming with other activities and keep some friendships, but others faded.
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
Recent Coast Guard missions included a 14-year-old who went missing after swimming in the ocean in Wildwood.
—Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Several weeks ago, a woman was bitten by an alligator while swimming at an Inverness park.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
As for the fish, which was reportedly found swimming in a plastic container in Irizarry’s backpack, it was taken to the Flagler County Humane Society.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
Recent Coast Guard missions included a 14-year-old who went missing after swimming in the ocean in Wildwood.
—Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Several weeks ago, a woman was bitten by an alligator while swimming at an Inverness park.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
As for the fish, which was reportedly found swimming in a plastic container in Irizarry’s backpack, it was taken to the Flagler County Humane Society.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimming
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The prototype was integrated with low-loss superconducting windings, a novel brushless starting mechanism, and internal cryogenic cooling that functions while spinning.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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On one side of the ball, the spinning surface moves in the same direction as the airflow, causing an increase in air velocity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
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Among the new lines sailing in Alaska are MSC, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection and Virgin Voyages.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The Michigan couple, both US nationals, had been sailing together for more than a decade, documenting their life at sea on social media.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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The search features display the fare code and the number of seats left in that fare class, and travelers can view more details about each fare class by hovering over the search result.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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But the plumes, cast-offs from the coast of Africa’s Saharan Desert, hovering a mile or so above the earth’s surface and moving routinely across the tropical North Atlantic Ocean, can suppress tropical activity like hurricanes.—
Howard Cohen
June 1,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2026
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The hotel has put conservation at its core, visible in a shimmering field of floating solar panels, which I am told is one of the largest arrays in southeast Asia.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The image of James’s paper lantern, let go and floating up into the night sky like a second moon, augurs his eventual fleeing from his family.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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As the train climbs higher, sweeping mountain and valley views unfold on both sides, and in the colder months, skiers and snowboarders can be seen gliding down the slopes below.—
Lauren David,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Its SpaceShipTwo was to be launched from mother ship WhiteKnightTwo, then rocketed into space at Mach 3 before gliding back.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Although Nilsson would likely disagree, her work affirms that all of us are drifting toward oblivion, with the best days of our lives like so much confetti in the wind.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The placement of the bite suggests the whale was likely scavenged after death, its body drifting belly-up through ancient seas.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Swimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimming. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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