as in pours
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose
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Recent Examples of swooshes
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooshes
Verb
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Josh pours them drinks from a special vintage bottle.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Away from the city’s concrete and sounds, the scent of herbs drifts through the air and light pours in from the floor-to-ceiling windows.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While other animals such as rats and mice are also known to have laryngeal whistles, the study says that horses are believed to be the only animals known to combine the whistle with vocal fold vibrations to create a single, dual sound call.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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Mrtka was actively involved between the whistles and after the whistle, using his size to clear the net and get under opponents’ skin.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Clarke excelled laying his body on the line to thwart shot attempts and foil odd-man rushes while remaining the Kings’ most mobile defender and their best rearguard by far with the puck.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Bain rushes the passer with bad intentions, which covers for his shorter-than-desired arm length (30 7/8 inches) for his position.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Netflix, which streams NFL games on Christmas, declined to comment on the probe.—
Colleen Long,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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The live show, which is popular in Silicon Valley, is hosted by Hays and John Coogan and primarily streams online.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Half- and quarter-zips can skew either professional or sporty, depending on their cut and material.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2026
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This translated into quarter zips and cardigans perfect for watching the fog roll in off the Bay in San Francisco, but not perfect for being especially fashionable.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Swooshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooshes. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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