as in whistled
to move very quickly with the sound of quickly flowing air or water
Cars whooshed along the highway. Water whooshed down the pipe.
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Recent Examples of whooshed
And Prune and Chocolate Rugelach, which whooshed me back to baking lessons with my grandma, who rolled rugelach in the same crescent fashion.
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The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 June 2026
On Monday evening, I was whooshed alongside hundreds of guests in dark vans, escorted by police, to the Vela di Calatrava sports complex on the outskirts of Rome.
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Charlotte Reed,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Chilling moments like this are the lifeblood of The Dreamed Adventure, the moments that recall the pitiful last days of the dying communist era and the violent, mafia-style economics that whooshed in to replace them.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
Crews worked for months to install the devices, intermittently closing a lane of traffic on the bridge and hoisting themselves up the towers as cars whooshed by.
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Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Mar. 2026
Nearby, a life support machine whooshed and beeped steadily.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 June 2026
On Monday evening, I was whooshed alongside hundreds of guests in dark vans, escorted by police, to the Vela di Calatrava sports complex on the outskirts of Rome.
—
Charlotte Reed,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Chilling moments like this are the lifeblood of The Dreamed Adventure, the moments that recall the pitiful last days of the dying communist era and the violent, mafia-style economics that whooshed in to replace them.
—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
Crews worked for months to install the devices, intermittently closing a lane of traffic on the bridge and hoisting themselves up the towers as cars whooshed by.
—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Mar. 2026
Nearby, a life support machine whooshed and beeped steadily.
—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whooshed
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That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted.
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The crowd at the party buzzed around one of that show’s key players, Lindsay Hubbard, who was in attendance.
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Poopies tries to shave his face as Knoxville zaps him, and later, Steve-O struggles to tattoo a smiley face onto Holmes' nipple as he gets repeatedly buzzed.
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The previous owners must have doused the property with chemicals, and as summer wheezed toward its smoky end, my lawn became less suburban ideal and more of a pop quiz in weed identification.
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The old boiler wheezed and stalled, the roof sprang leaks, half-century-old pipes cracked, and the lobby intercom was defunct.
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This secure style can be zipped inside a travel tote or crossbody bag and has enough slots and space to hold credit cards, an ID, and cash or coins—both of which are useful in Europe, especially at cafes where there may be a minimum spend to use a credit card or Apple Pay.
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Make the goodbye tangible The anxiety around a work trip often starts before the suitcase is zipped, which is why some parents make the leaving itself more concrete.
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Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.
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Traffic hummed along the avenue, and machinery whirred at the tire shop.
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“Whooshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whooshed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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