swinging

present participle of swing
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as in deviating
to change one's course or direction thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection swing right at James St.

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as in rotating
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball don't let the wind swing that gate shut

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Verb
  • Her memory of that day never flagged, every detail remaining crystal clear, her story never deviating.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Boaters were the last to be warned to watch the sky as a line of wind-whipping storms pushed out to sea.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Golden State usually opens games whipping the ball around and making teams uncomfortable with its aggressive style of defense.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Former Formula One driver David Coulthard has accused the McLaren Racing F1 team of manipulating the Italian Grand Prix race results by issuing team orders during the race.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The hacker’s malware focuses on stealing cryptocurrency by hijacking and manipulating the user's browser.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Instead, the integration of HRC US has resulted in some staff rotating through F1 programs in Europe and Japan.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The undulating building features exhibition spaces, a library, a museum, and concert venues where a rotating program of art exhibitions, performances, conferences, and workshops showcase Azeri history and contemporary culture, both local and international.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Designed by legendary Mexican architects Alberto Kalach and Ignacio Urquiza, La Valise Mazunte debuts with six ocean-facing suites and the oversized Villa Pentágonos, dramatically clinging to the coastline with a plunge pool seemingly hanging over the sea.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • While some may cringe at the idea of carving pumpkins and hanging twinkling lights on the same day, starting your shopping early could be the secret to enjoying the holiday season more this year.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • There is power in affording others the human dignity that all of God’s children deserve.
    Russell M. Nelson, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For her latest film, Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania has sourced the entire call and treated it with respect, horror, and grief, affording it space to play out in in full without attempts to visualize, animate, or reconstruct what is happening on the ground for Hind.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • The crowd takes it all in wearing headphones with green lights, turning the night into a kind of silent disco in a scene straight out of Mad Max.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The Andante cantabile offers benevolence tinged with shadow, its harmonies turning suddenly ominous.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Because in a world where the terrain keeps shifting, following yesterday’s map may be the quickest way to get lost.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But plenty of household media names have been humbled by the shifting habits of digital consumers.
    Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Swinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swinging. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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