as in poured
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose
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Recent Examples of swooshed
But it can easily be lifted away, swooshed through the air, and opened up to be interacted with.
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Kim Snaith, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
As Ger stood by, the panels swooshed open and a kid with a skateboard walked in.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2025
Kim Snaith, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
As Ger stood by, the panels swooshed open and a kid with a skateboard walked in.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooshed
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Hanwha bought the Philadelphia shipyard in 2024 for $100 million, then poured in another $100 million and tasked David Kim, a Korean American born in Texas, to bring the yard into the 21st century.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Relax by the grand fireplace overlooking the mountainside as you’re delivered triers of sweet pastries and chocolate treats, savory salmon toasts, lobster rolls, and more while Artisanal high chocolate is poured over fluffy cotton candy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Child injured in shooting Police said a bullet struck the child in his right leg, and he was rushed to a nearby hospital.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Medics rushed the child to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Swooshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooshed. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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