as in fainted
to lose consciousness
easily swooned at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of swooned
The former music talent manager, 44, swooned over the Euphoriaactress, 28, while on Suzy Weiss' Second Thought podcast.
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Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Bolivia's chronically depreciating currency surged on the black market as stock markets swooned over his plan to shrink the budget deficit.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Add it all up and investors swooned.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Fans swooned over the wholesome answer.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Mendoza accepted the Heisman in two languages and Miami swooned.
—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
Pop and rock fans swooned, but blues aficionados stewed over the band and its success.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Bolivia's chronically depreciating currency surged on the black market as stock markets swooned over his plan to shrink the budget deficit.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Add it all up and investors swooned.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Fans swooned over the wholesome answer.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Mendoza accepted the Heisman in two languages and Miami swooned.
—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
Pop and rock fans swooned, but blues aficionados stewed over the band and its success.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooned
Verb
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Mejías fainted during the raid.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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The 94-year-old stood tall and unwavering under a warming sun, even as some people nearby fainted before the May 1 event began.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Following the 2008 financial crisis, several of Spain’s major industries collapsed, the unemployment rate soared to 27 percent, and the banking system entered such a vicious cycle that not even the Spanish government could afford to rescue it (hence, the EU bailout).—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Revenue grew, but margins collapsed and management became chaotic.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Swooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooned. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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