swing over
verb
swung over; swinging over; swings over
US, informal
: to make a brief visit
I'll swing over after work to drop off the paperwork.
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Cabrera got Trout to swing over the curveball down and out of the zone to strike him out.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
For all its dramatic swings over the last couple weeks, including several that struck hour to hour, the S&P 500 is less than 4% below its all-time high.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
For all its dramatic swings over the last couple weeks, including several that struck hour to hour, the S&P 500 is less than 4% below its all-time high.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The 24-year-old has made several changes to his swing over the years in an effort to mitigate those concerns.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Hellebuyck was completely beat when the puck was swung over to MacKinnon, who had a wide-open net to work with.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Energy to harvest Stanton begins with a simple experiment in which a magnet dangles from a rope and swings over a solid copper block.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Kristen, 30-point swing over just a short amount of time, slightly over a year.
—NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
This was something different, a tight match that turned on two five-game swings over the final hour.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
For all its dramatic swings over the last couple weeks, including several that struck hour to hour, the S&P 500 is less than 4% below its all-time high.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
For all its dramatic swings over the last couple weeks, including several that struck hour to hour, the S&P 500 is less than 4% below its all-time high.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The 24-year-old has made several changes to his swing over the years in an effort to mitigate those concerns.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Hellebuyck was completely beat when the puck was swung over to MacKinnon, who had a wide-open net to work with.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Energy to harvest Stanton begins with a simple experiment in which a magnet dangles from a rope and swings over a solid copper block.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Kristen, 30-point swing over just a short amount of time, slightly over a year.
—NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
This was something different, a tight match that turned on two five-game swings over the final hour.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Swing over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20over. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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