swum

past participle of swim
1
as in spun
to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around his head was swimming after he was given so much information on his first day at the new job

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2
as in floated
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water

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Verb
  • As the ball spun slowly toward shortstop Trea Turner, Teoscar Hernández broke toward the plate.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Combs, the Bad Boy Records founder who spun his music, media, and beverage businesses into a billion-dollar fortune, was convicted on July 2 of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Numerous ideas have been floated for the corner lot where Hotel Marysville once towered over the downtown of its namesake.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The summer before she was elected, Marin had floated the idea of a thirty-two-hour workweek.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Just over 10 laps later, that gap extended to five seconds when Verstappen locked up, and the lead hovered around six seconds with 10 laps to go.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Whether that proves to be a reset for Taylor or a different sort of false start than the ones that have hovered over him remains to be seen.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Swum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swum. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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