1
as in deviated
to change one's course or direction
thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection swing right at James St.
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2
as in turned
to change the course or direction of (something)
at the sound of gunfire, the cavalry officer swung his horse around and galloped rapidly back to the fort
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as in managed
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
a man who's able to swing two full-time jobs
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as in twirled
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball don't let the wind swing that gate shut
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as in hanged
to place on an elevated point without support from below
beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair
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as in afforded
to have enough money for
I don't think that we can swing that hefty a mortgage
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Recent Examples of swung
As Houston started focusing more on eliminating shots around the basket, Atlanta swung the ball around the perimeter and created easy 3-point looks that drew frustrated timeouts from Udoka on multiple occasions.
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William Guillory, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In the 2022 and 2024 cycles, pro-Israel groups swung into Democratic primaries, spending money against progressive critics of the Jewish state and keeping several out of Congress.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Leadoff hitter Jarren Duran came up to the plate with one out in the eighth and swung at the first pitch of the at-bat, which floated toward his own dugout on the third-base side.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The officer swung his undercover truck around, radioing his team to converge on a man who was depositing a $50 bill into the machine.
—Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The momentum immediately swung back to the Chargers, and the Chiefs chased that point the rest of the night in an eventual loss to start the season.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
The door swung open, and in walked Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The pendulum has swung back, the diversity buzzwords have evaporated, and the town is acting allergic to melanin.
—Rochée Jeffrey, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Metro Denver swung sharply toward a buyer’s market this summer and will likely become more entrenched in that direction as activity slows in the months ahead, according to two leading real estate firms.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
William Guillory, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In the 2022 and 2024 cycles, pro-Israel groups swung into Democratic primaries, spending money against progressive critics of the Jewish state and keeping several out of Congress.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Leadoff hitter Jarren Duran came up to the plate with one out in the eighth and swung at the first pitch of the at-bat, which floated toward his own dugout on the third-base side.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The officer swung his undercover truck around, radioing his team to converge on a man who was depositing a $50 bill into the machine.
—Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The momentum immediately swung back to the Chargers, and the Chiefs chased that point the rest of the night in an eventual loss to start the season.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
The door swung open, and in walked Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The pendulum has swung back, the diversity buzzwords have evaporated, and the town is acting allergic to melanin.
—Rochée Jeffrey, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Metro Denver swung sharply toward a buyer’s market this summer and will likely become more entrenched in that direction as activity slows in the months ahead, according to two leading real estate firms.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swung
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The move comes amid ongoing debate about funding for Ohio's public schools after the statehouse deviated from the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan made four years prior with the passage of the 2026-27 state budget in June.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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With hundreds of Elanco employees gathered with blue confetti at the ready, Indy, a rescue shelter dog turned service-dog-in-training, performed the official ribbon cutting, or in this case ribbon biting.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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When her biological daughter turned 7, however, something shifted.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Liverpool have not managed to string together two or three consecutive good performances.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, 35 rooms at the Civic and other shelters that CoLEAD managed sat empty as of December 2024.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton twirled another gem on Tuesday night – this time, at the expense of the Pittsburgh Pirates.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Two go-go dancers twirled on a bar behind them.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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What unites these subscribers to America’s growing warrior culture is not their personal relationship to fighting but rather their perspective on what role the warrior, with the wisdom afforded by his abilities, should play in society.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers’ bevy of starting pitching options afforded them the luxury of moving Sheehan into relief to paper over some of their relief issues.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Season 1 of the podcast kicked off with astrophysicist Neil deGrass Tyson, but quickly veered into a much more eclectic lineup.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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The white Chevrolet Silverado, reported stolen earlier from the Flagstaff Police Department, veered onto a guardrail before flipping multiple times and crashing into a tree.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Hakeem actually whipped his members to shut the government down.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Folding whipped topping gently into the pudding mixture keeps the filling fluffy and mousse-like.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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The state argued incidents that arose from the ICE facility protests in recent months have been handled by local law enforcement and have not been severe enough to be considered a riot or rebellion.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Until now, Hiyune handled the initial creation from scratch, but now the two of us also contribute at that stage.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Swung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swung. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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