swooned

past tense of swoon
as in fainted
to lose consciousness easily swooned at the sight of blood

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Recent Examples of swooned Of course, social media was quick to flood the trailer's YouTube comments with criticism and jokes, while others, naturally, swooned over Elordi's appearance. Pamela Avila, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 At the time, bitcoin had traded above $80,000 for most of the year, falling to just below $75,000 as the stock market swooned. Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
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  • The Press Trust of India news agency reported that at least 30 people fainted while Vijay was speaking, per Reuters.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Some devotees fainted at the sight of him.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Smith has completely collapsed.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Last weekend, on this same stage at Forest Hills, singer-songwriter Lola Young collapsed during her set at All Things Go.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Swooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooned. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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