SWOOSHES Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of swoosh

as in pours

to flow out in great quantities or with force water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose

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swooshes

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noun

plural of swoosh

as in whistles

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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

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And, Anthropic’s CEO pours $1 million into a PAC pushing AI regulation.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Down the rock at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, the dining room pours rosé from Bandol and from Bellet, a Niçoise appellation so small that barely anyone outside the region can name it.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Definition of pours

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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
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

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The 22-year-old was long considered ill-suited for grass, given how the surface dulls the athletic foundation of her game and rushes her forehand.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 July 2026
In particular, consumers should avoid peak sunset and dinner rushes for nonperishable goods.

— Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

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Advertisement The report contains clues about how Mozilla might be planning to sustain itself if the revenue streams from Firefox dry up.

— Billy Perrigo, Time, 14 July 2026
The union is still negotiating an agreement with Universal Television’s The Four Seasons, which streams on Netflix.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026

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