as in to faint
to lose consciousness
easily swooned at the sight of blood
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as in daze
a state of mental confusion
she wandered about in a swoon for several days after receiving the tragic news
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as in faint
a temporary state of unconsciousness
fell into a swoon after stepping off of the incredibly fast roller coaster
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as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
her boyfriend's proposal sent her into a joyous swoon
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Recent Examples of swoon
Medora Lee, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
House Of Grey Wolfe Sensory lovers will swoon over the Tote Bag from The House of Grey Wolfe.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Though the offense made progress — particularly during a midseason stretch in which Wilson won six of his first seven starts — the Steelers averaged just 14.2 points during their late swoon, hardly good enough to advance to the divisional round or beyond.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Stocks swooned Thursday on fears President Donald Trump's triple-digit tariff on China would significantly damage the U.S. economy and corporate profits.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
House Of Grey Wolfe Sensory lovers will swoon over the Tote Bag from The House of Grey Wolfe.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
Would an extended swoon without Butler send the Cats to the NIT?
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Though the offense made progress — particularly during a midseason stretch in which Wilson won six of his first seven starts — the Steelers averaged just 14.2 points during their late swoon, hardly good enough to advance to the divisional round or beyond.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swoon
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Members of the Swiss Guard became sick and even fainted as the stench traveled, according to reports.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Stocks tumble after Fed Chair Powell warns of tariff inflation Girl who fainted during Mehmet Oz swearing-in is OK, White House says Is the stock market open today on Good Friday?—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The mouth is open just enough, perhaps because a shout of ecstasy had been ready to escape, if only the fan’s knocking at the door of the ecstatic had been answered.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2025
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Kelly later composed a chronicle of his meandering space treks - highlighting the agonies and the ecstasies of life in orbit - in the sensational book Endurance.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Parham, a former Methodist married to a woman from a Quaker family, had come to Kansas from Iowa, after touring holiness camps and talking with global missionaries, some of whom told him about seeing recent converts slip into trances and speak in tongues.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Lady Gaga is in a trance from Lucy Dacus covering one of her Mayhem songs.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Emily Ratajkowski claps back at onlooker who told her to 'put on a shirt' during walk The mission, the first for an all-female space crew since 1963, was marketed as a feminist landmark − a chance to see mothers and female storytellers launch toward the heavens.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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There was scarce a cloud in the heavens, yet the sky… appeared as black as if a storm was raging.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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In severe cases, a loss of consciousness (syncope) may occur.—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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Common triggers include dehydration from illness, vasovagal syncope—a reflex response to nausea or pain—abnormal heart rhythms, and heart valve conditions such as aortic stenosis.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Soon after, the presenters of the best music honor briefly broke into song to the delight of the audience.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Levy, chairman of Spurs since 2001, expressed his delight.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The boys played together… and every time it’s been a joy and complete pleasure, and kind of like going home.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
21 Apr. 2025
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Overall, expanding her family has brought her more joy than ever.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Teenage Happiness Index The table below shows the average happiness score of teenagers in each state (ten being the best possible score).—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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Each band member had a moment to showcase their instrumental skills with solo beats before moving on to the next section of songs, which centered around loneliness and isolation, ultimately leading to finding happiness.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swoon. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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