as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose
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Recent Examples of swoosh
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Somehow, two sequels have materialized to update the swooshing neon visuals and cartoony renditions of a virtual world.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
James Peckham, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The more subtle navy blue jersey has a repeating star pattern with red piping that wraps from the shoulders to the side, a metallic silver USA crest and a matching Nike swoosh.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Each shooting star is a tiny fragment from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, a celestial traveler that swooshes around the Sun every 33 years.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Somehow, two sequels have materialized to update the swooshing neon visuals and cartoony renditions of a virtual world.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
There’s also a Beats logo on the left earbud, while the right includes a Nike swoosh.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The more subtle navy blue jersey has a repeating star pattern with red piping that wraps from the shoulders to the side, a metallic silver USA crest and a matching Nike swoosh.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swoosh
Verb
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She’s made the ear into which Salieri pours his late-life confessions, and in an even later episode is visited by Alexander Pushkin (Jack Farthing), the Russian writer, who wants to write a play based on the Mozart-Salieri legend.—
Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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This sort of attention to dessert is otherwise increasingly rare; too many ambitious kitchens pour all their resources into their savory menus and then punt on the sweet courses, serving a scoop of gelato in a fancy coupe, or a slice of cake assembled off-site.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
Noun
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During their stroll, Monroe stands over a subway grate as the whoosh of a passing train blows the skirt of her white halter dress up, a welcome respite from the sweltering heatwave that has gripped the city.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Emptied feels like a sudden gushing whoosh, then nothingness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Broderick was rushed from the California Institution for Women, the prison where she was being held, to a medical facility on April 18.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Doctors performed four rounds of CPR, then rushed to figure out what was causing the mother to go into cardiac arrest.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Many of the league’s best players, in every major pro sports league, get a free pass more than others and a favorable whistle.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Paige Ostroushko continued to follow her, blowing a whistle in her ear and pushing her, the lawsuit said.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The documentary following the band — from magna studios and Sony Music Vision — has been picked up by Disney, with a limited theatrical release on IMAX screens and other cinemas now set for September 11, before streaming exclusively on Disney+ internationally later this year.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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After a short run in theaters, the documentary will stream on Disney+ and Hulu.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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Her piece is a simple lycra zip-up unitard, adorned with tennis ball pockets on either thigh.—
Kaio Cesar,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The ribbed leggings and zip-up jacket combo feels streamlined while the fabric has enough stretch to stay comfortable all day.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Now every 16 and half of the 15s will play on Tuesday and Wednesday, with only the winners jetting their way into the first weekend.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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But the idea of 24-hour TV news being delivered to paying subscribers, through their cable system operators, proved so valuable that as early as 1981, two CBS executives secretly jetted to Atlanta to meet with Turner and Wussler about purchasing the network.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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“Swoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swoosh. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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