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 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. 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
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  • Michael Scott superfan Sabrina Impacciatore nearly fainted when The Office alums Steve Carell and John Krasinski stopped by set on the very first day of filming the sitcom’s offshoot, The Paper.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • After years of moonlighting at weddings, including one where Lekman fainted inside a giant cake, he was inspired to turn his side hustle into a book.
    Katy Hershberger August 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
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  • The Department of Buildings told CBS News New York and News 12 Long Island that a 10-by-10-inch section of the ceiling collapsed due to possible water damage, and pieces of the building fell on customers dining inside.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tottenham collapsed last season when Romero and Mickey van de Ven spent months out injured.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Swooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooned. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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