swooshed

past tense of swoosh

Example Sentences

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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. 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 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, 24 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooshed
Verb
  • Gordon, the only sitting judge who spent multiple days on the bus, poured over documents and sequestered himself with a laptop and a cell phone video call in a back corner.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • The scale alone — several million visitors have poured through the country over the tournament’s five-week run — has made the World Cup both a massive sporting spectacle and a test of logistical and policy coordination on an unprecedented level.
    Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Members of the community rushed to support the toddler’s family after his death, Atlanta News First reported at the time.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Water rushed in through the openings, and the ship foundered so quickly that most of the 500 men onboard were lost.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

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“Swooshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooshed. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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