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noun

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Recent Examples of swoosh
Verb
The Nike swoosh has been replaced by the Kobe Sheath logo on the chest, and the shirt’s fabric has a snakeskin texture in keeping with Bryant’s Black Mamba nickname. Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 31 July 2025 The swoosh is also navy blue with a thin red, yellow and amber outline around it, matching the bright tongue and heel counter. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Noun
Canoes can be heard swooshing along, in no particular rush. Mike Belleme, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025 The production design, swooshing across Michael Yeargan and Jake Barton’s set, creates a background blizzard of technological flashes and blips. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for swoosh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swoosh
Verb
  • These artists pour years of work and risk into their craft.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • To clean your stainless steel pan after a night of cooking, simply pour off the excess grease or oil, then clean the pan with warm water and dish soap, using a sponge (our favorite is this Skura style sponge), moving in a continuous circular motion across the cooking surface.
    Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The only sounds were the wind’s slight whoosh and our own nervous Whoas and excited gasps.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This time, Ariana announces with a whoosh of her ponytail that America has voted on who the three bombshells must recouple with.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Junior running back Kendrick Raphael (39 carries, 201 yards, TD) leads a rushing attack that’s averaging 118 yards a game.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But throughout the forum, experts warned against rushing into adoption for the sake of innovation.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The incident took place in the third quarter after Kelce continued to block after the whistle was blown.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This assertion, according to a subsequent whistle-blower complaint, was false.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While the 77th Annual Emmy Awards embraced nostalgia with attention to classics like The Golden Girls and Gilmore Girls, it was once again dominated by streaming giants breaking records and reshaping the industry.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze, are airing live on CBS and be streaming on Paramount+.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The back interior pocket is a zip pocket for safekeeping lipsticks or ID cards, and the two front pockets are slip pockets ideal for a cell phone or keys.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • They’re finished with a zip-and-button fly and angled side pockets.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the initial outcry, Sanders continued jetting himself around the country.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The ruling on Áñez came the same day as another prominent opposition leader, Luis Fernando Camacho, left jail and jetted home to a hero's welcome in his city of Santa Cruz, days after a judge lifted his preventive detention and granted him house arrest.
    ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Swoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swoosh. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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