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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 swims
Devorah Lauter For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Speaking in a new interview with Today, published Wednesday, May 27, Michigan resident Betty Morris, who turned 101 on May 13 and still drives and swims daily, revealed her top four tips for longevity.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Even Jason Momoa swims in, but in a non-Aquaman role.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Harry Styles uses ice baths for post-show recovery and frequently swims outdoors, including dips at Dublin’s Vico Baths.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
There, in the scorching desert, guarded by fences and video surveillance, this fish swims around in a sunken fishbowl made of rock that's been its only natural home for millennia.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026
The Bionic Arowana swims around its enclosure autonomously by default, and it can also be steered by wireless remote control – although the latter would only work at quite a shallow depth.
—New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
Meatloaf now swims in the aquarium’s sea turtle rehabilitation area, which opened in January.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The reigning Tri-Valley League MVP swims at Kingfish Swimming club.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Arushi Jacob, Variety, 11 June 2026
John Quincy Adams was fit enough to take daily naked swims in the Potomac River while in office.
—Will Weissert, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The Catskills have long been a retreat—first for 19th-century painters and writers, later for city escapees chasing mountain air and summer swims.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
At the three-day event, guests enjoyed lazy pool swims, yoga classes, pizza night and cooking lessons, a beach day with BBQ in true Australian style, a visit to the salt marshes and a relaxed dinner surrounded by nature on the Isola Grande.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
The diver added that the swims were intended to provide officials insights into the memorial and its operations.
—Jim Mustian, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The diver added that the swims were intended to provide officials with insights into the memorial and its operations.
—Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Beachgoers planning out their summer swims on the East Coast may take a moment to consider the yearly arrival of a famed ocean predator.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Harry Styles takes outdoor swims for mental clarity.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Verb
Some of them have commanded many millions at auction, like 1972’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), showing a man looking into the pool as another man swims underwater to the edge.
—Devorah Lauter For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Speaking in a new interview with Today, published Wednesday, May 27, Michigan resident Betty Morris, who turned 101 on May 13 and still drives and swims daily, revealed her top four tips for longevity.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Even Jason Momoa swims in, but in a non-Aquaman role.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Harry Styles uses ice baths for post-show recovery and frequently swims outdoors, including dips at Dublin’s Vico Baths.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
There, in the scorching desert, guarded by fences and video surveillance, this fish swims around in a sunken fishbowl made of rock that's been its only natural home for millennia.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026
The Bionic Arowana swims around its enclosure autonomously by default, and it can also be steered by wireless remote control – although the latter would only work at quite a shallow depth.
—New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
Meatloaf now swims in the aquarium’s sea turtle rehabilitation area, which opened in January.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The reigning Tri-Valley League MVP swims at Kingfish Swimming club.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
Over the course of the next few summers, the two grow closer over horror films and swims in the lake, frequently accompanied by Sam’s older brother Charlie (Michael Bradway), Percy’s best friend Delilah (Abigail Cowen), and Jordie (Joseph Chiu), a fellow local and Sam’s best friend.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 11 June 2026
John Quincy Adams was fit enough to take daily naked swims in the Potomac River while in office.
—Will Weissert, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The Catskills have long been a retreat—first for 19th-century painters and writers, later for city escapees chasing mountain air and summer swims.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
At the three-day event, guests enjoyed lazy pool swims, yoga classes, pizza night and cooking lessons, a beach day with BBQ in true Australian style, a visit to the salt marshes and a relaxed dinner surrounded by nature on the Isola Grande.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
The diver added that the swims were intended to provide officials insights into the memorial and its operations.
—Jim Mustian, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The diver added that the swims were intended to provide officials with insights into the memorial and its operations.
—Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Beachgoers planning out their summer swims on the East Coast may take a moment to consider the yearly arrival of a famed ocean predator.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Harry Styles takes outdoor swims for mental clarity.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swims
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Well, this latest adaptation could, which spins the aforementioned plot points in staggeringly irritating ways.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
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That the color evokes looking up to the clouds on a clear day should feel like a return to form as the world spins madly on.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Their water content hovers around 16%, and butter is made up of 1-4% vitamins, minerals, lactose and protein.—
Rosemary Trout,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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Gregg Popovich still hovers around his program, and his guys never quit.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
6 June 2026
Noun
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And her superpower was kind of like emotional - trances and stuff like that.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The property floats over the Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge is perfectly framed.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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The piece depicts Kahlo asleep in a wooden, colonial-style bed that floats in the clouds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The latter, of course, gives better info, and the former gives fleeting metaphors and nearly faints from embarrassment.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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My itinerary with Victory – which also sails along the East Coast and in the Canadian Maritimes – lasted nine nights from Chicago to Toronto.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Before the quartet of late November and December holiday sailings begins, the ship sails an almost identical route along the Seine between March and November.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Experts warn other delivery platforms and foreign companies, including a major Spanish hotel chain already downsizing, may retreat from Cuba, cutting off lifelines for families amid shortages and blackouts.—
Gisela Salomon,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The plan is a direct result of South Africa’s crippling electricity crisis, which peaked between 2023 and 2023 when record-breaking rolling blackouts threatened economic collapse.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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In swinging sixties London, an elegant middle-aged woman named Leonora swoons in an auction room and is picked up by an antiques dealer and his nephew.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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What rankles even more about 2025 is that, in other late-season swoons, the Mets have at least been tracked down by an adversary.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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