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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of swoosh
Verb
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 Lately, guests at top-tier resorts around the world have been given plenty of opportunities to experience such transformations—or, at the very least, to feel nurtured and relaxed while being gently swooshed and stretched. Flora Tsapovsky, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
Noun
Of the 68 teams in this year’s men’s tournament, 33 wear the Nike swoosh, while another eight are with Nike’s Jordan brand, according to data compiled by Apex Marketing Group. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025 The first release of the Air Jordan 1 featured a fiery red mudguard, heel and tip, paired with a short white quarter panel and completed with a classic black Nike swoosh. Tiana Randall, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swoosh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swoosh
Verb
  • My father, who’d graduated a few years earlier with a business degree, was living in a mobile home next to his parents’ house, bouncing from one job to the next — pouring concrete here, driving a delivery truck there — while helping out on his father’s farm.
    Rickey Fayne, People.com, 13 May 2025
  • From that time on, almost every startup is AI-focused, venture capital has poured millions into this technology, and most forward-thinking and innovative companies want to implement AI into their workflows and operations.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The door is heard to open with a whoosh and a hissing sound, but neither the door nor the plane exterior are shown in the aftermath.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The composers have a WarioWare library’s worth of FX: Tiny alarms for a shocked face; rippling winds to signal someone in deep thought; kitschy screams to ratchet up the suspense; the gratifying whoosh when a vote parchment is read.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • First responders rushed to the scene, although the investigation into the attack has been handed to the FBI.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • Airport communications staff rushed to put together a media event Friday morning.
    Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, on Thursday in Basel, a small group of protesters blew whistles and waved flags to disrupt one of Raphael’s public rehearsals.
    Alex Marshall, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Bring your own watercraft and wear a personal flotation device and whistle.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • The highest tier, which is $20.99 a month, includes the ability to stream on four devices and offers 4K Ultra HD video quality and 100 downloads.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • The Voice season 27 finale airs Tuesday, May 20 at 8 p.m. on NBC and is available to stream on Peacock the following day.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The pack sports an exterior laptop pocket for easy TSA access, catch-all zip pockets for passports and tickets, interior slip pockets for magazines and notebooks, two water bottle holders, a handy magnetic closure and a pass-through strap that attaches to rolling luggage.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
  • The 2-in-1 Tote Bag keeps your chaos chic with a snap strap for your laptop, zip pockets for the tiny stuff (pacifiers or lip balm, anyone?), and twin open slots for easy phone grabs mid-diaper change.
    Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • Don’t jet off just yet, though: A slew of new museums, such as the International Museum of Memory and Slavery in Ouidah and Cotonou’s Museum of Contemporary Art, are set to open in the coming year—and will surely be worth the wait.
    Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
  • In the days since, we’re seen celebrities nursing sore heads from the after-parties and exiting The Mark and The Carlyle hotels to jet back to LA or their NYC brownstones, or powering through to their other starry engagements.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 May 2025

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“Swoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swoosh. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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