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 Meanwhile, bonds have swooned since the start of the Iran war at the end of February, amid a broad sell-off. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 The entrance of the famed Inn at Spanish Bay, in Northern California’s Pebble Beach, had been festooned with some of the world’s most exotic automobiles—swooned over by camera-toting adorers—just a few days prior during Monterey Car Week. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026 Meta has swooned as the company fights litigation alleging that the firm seeded addictive behavior in children. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Traders flooded back into the market to snap up shares in tech companies that had recently swooned over doubts that the huge investments will yield adequate returns. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 Since the outset of the competition, the team had been swooned over for the deftness of its skills and tipped for golden glory. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Media swooned over Graham Platner for months despite Dem's brewing controversies. — FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 Fans swooned over the thoughtful gift in her comments. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 Another couple came out, and Yang and Rogers swooned at her from the side of the stage. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooned
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  • The three members invited more than 30 guests and at some point there were approximately more than 600 people outside Maison Estelle, where someone is presumed to have fainted.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The details of Ivester’s murder are so haunting that a juror fainted during Thompson’s trial.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Messi collapsed to the turf as his teammates, delirious, ran to hug him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Jim Bakker, the pioneering TV evangelist who became a symbol of the glitz and greed of the 1980s when his PTL empire near Charlotte collapsed amid scandals, died Monday.
    — Melissa Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Swooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooned. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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