as in fainted
to lose consciousness
easily swooned at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of swooned
Mendoza accepted the Heisman in two languages and Miami swooned.
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Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Now is not the time to be swooned by partisan political noise.
—Anthony Dominguez, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Sentiment on Oracle has swooned since then, leading to a range of opinions on the stock from Wall Street analysts, detailed below.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Matthieu Blazy, Chanel’s new artistic director, is receiving this sort of ravenous acclaim across the industry, from the celebrities who have worn his clothes like Stewart, Ayo Edebiri and Teyana Taylor, to the editors and influencers who swooned at his October debut show at Paris Fashion Week.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Pop and rock fans swooned, but blues aficionados stewed over the band and its success.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
When the book was published, both those who swooned over it and those who censured it failed to catch its satiric edge.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
When Glover posted her story to TikTok — a short video celebrating all the dresses her mother had sewn for her, from her baby bonnet to her wedding gown — the internet swooned.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Jamie Squire / Getty Images The Chiefs stumbled to 0-2, however, and Baltimore swooned to a 1-5 start.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Now is not the time to be swooned by partisan political noise.
—Anthony Dominguez, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Sentiment on Oracle has swooned since then, leading to a range of opinions on the stock from Wall Street analysts, detailed below.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Matthieu Blazy, Chanel’s new artistic director, is receiving this sort of ravenous acclaim across the industry, from the celebrities who have worn his clothes like Stewart, Ayo Edebiri and Teyana Taylor, to the editors and influencers who swooned at his October debut show at Paris Fashion Week.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Pop and rock fans swooned, but blues aficionados stewed over the band and its success.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
When the book was published, both those who swooned over it and those who censured it failed to catch its satiric edge.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
When Glover posted her story to TikTok — a short video celebrating all the dresses her mother had sewn for her, from her baby bonnet to her wedding gown — the internet swooned.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Jamie Squire / Getty Images The Chiefs stumbled to 0-2, however, and Baltimore swooned to a 1-5 start.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooned
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His role also involved officially welcoming new signings, including when Eder Militao fainted at his presentation in July 2019.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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When the man fainted, the event came to an abrupt halt.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Photo by Anne Arundel County Fire Department In Harford County, crews rescued four cows, a bull and a horse after a barn collapsed.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sutton said Minneapolis policing has collapsed since the 2020 unrest, noting the city is authorized for about 900 officers but now has roughly 550, with only around 265 patrol officers available to police the entire city.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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