swooshed

past tense of swoosh

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of swooshed But it can easily be lifted away, swooshed through the air, and opened up to be interacted with. — Kim Snaith, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025 As Ger stood by, the panels swooshed open and a kid with a skateboard walked in. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2025 Lately, guests at top-tier resorts around the world have been given plenty of opportunities to experience such transformations—or, at the very least, to feel nurtured and relaxed while being gently swooshed and stretched. — Flora Tsapovsky, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooshed
Verb
  • Officers punched him, covered his face, poured a noxious liquid over him and threatened him with further abuse.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Shares struggled for much of the year as the Facebook and Instagram parent poured increasingly large sums into AI infrastructure without giving Wall Street enough evidence of how those investments would generate new revenue.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In the Chiefs’ 30-27 win over the Raiders, Walker rushed for 177 yards on 22 carries with two touchdowns and a pulsating 76-yard dash.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Last April, residents of the Vendome Place Condominium in Miami Beach were inside the elevator with the doors closed when floodwaters rushed in, NBC6 reported.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Swooshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooshed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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