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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooned
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Most had fainted on the job due to the heat or witnessed a co-worker who did.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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One of them, who was asthmatic, fainted.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Smith’s extended lunge was needed as Chapman’s throw barely beat Pages’ speed, but Smith instantly collapsed onto his side.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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As usual, Florida’s offense looked stagnant and rarely gave the sophomore quarterback good options before his pocket collapsed.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Swooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooned. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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