SWANS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

swans

verb

present tense third-person singular of swan

as in strolls

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When Denny strolls in, his parents figure out the mistake, their relief tested by the kidnapper’s insistence that the ransom remains the same.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Over the course of Next Gen NYC’s season, which ended this past week, the model Ava Dash grabs a slice of pizza on Fulton Street; strolls through the Seaport; and calls her father, the hip-hop mogul Damon Dash, from a bench at Pier 17.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of strolls

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Its nonhuman co-star, a soulful German shepherd playing a former combat dog named Odin, ambles out of the Alaskan wilderness and into view of a woman (Anna Lambe) driving by in a pickup.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Note that Denise is the parent who arms herself with a rifle and first shoots a dinosaur while Greg ambles around with a baseball bat.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of ambles

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Travis saunters over to dap him up through the cab’s open window, but this one has its own special, age-gap flair.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Bands perform as the peaceful crowd saunters, with the visual entertainment of beefy men cooking barbecue on giant grills.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of saunters

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If a strange new scent appears or concern lingers, Harvard Health advises talking to a doctor.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
In the scene, Simon’s family speaks Kreyòl — although to varying degrees of proficiency — and the camera lingers on the Haitian feast presented on the table.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

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