as in fainted
to lose consciousness
easily swooned at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of swooned
Fans swooned over the wholesome answer.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Nicola Coughlan and Jake Dunn While her character swooned over Colin in Bridgerton, Coughlan has been linked to actor Jake Dunn since August 2024.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 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
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
Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Nicola Coughlan and Jake Dunn While her character swooned over Colin in Bridgerton, Coughlan has been linked to actor Jake Dunn since August 2024.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooned
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The Twin Cities hospital has provided care to patients who come in under ICE custody, including those recently who have had head injuries, injuries from being assaulted and those who have fainted, the doctor said.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Price fainted while appearing at a groundbreaking for the upgrade of the Los Angeles Convention Center, which is located in his district.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The 175-foot-tall structure at the K West Reactor, roughly the height of a 17-story building, collapsed in seconds after explosives were triggered at its base.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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But as machines moved in, mining jobs dwindled and the local economy collapsed.—
Cecilia Vega,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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