swanned

Definition of swannednext
past tense of swan
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Verb
  • Earlier on Sunday, Sai Sudharsan continued his fine form with 87 runs off 46 balls as Gujarat Titans strolled to an eight-wicket win over host Chennai Super Kings.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Yet, as throngs of people strolled the three-block downtown on a recent April weekend, past American flag streamers, patriotic bunting and red brick colonial buildings, there was scant visible evidence of that polarization.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Leaving the Heavener Football Center on Wednesday, Baugh sauntered several hundred yards to his car without a phone in his hands — a rare sight among his fellow students on the UF campus.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But whether this person galumphed, ambled, or dragged herself up the trail is a matter of what subtleties her movement suggested to you.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Groups of Irish setters and their owners ambled up Fifth Avenue, along with a cavalcade of classic cars, vintage fire trucks and a Depression-era San Diego police paddy wagon.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Elsewhere in the kitchen, two roaches scaled the wall over the three-compartment sink; two moseyed across a cookline table near the microwave oven; one climbed the wall behind the stove; and one went solo under a cookline table.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Nashville Predators moseyed westward for a California swing that started with a tie-breaking triumph against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, continued with another deadlock-loosening clash with the Kings on Monday and will wrap up versus the Ducks on Tuesday.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In the petition filing, Buckingham wrote that Dick had loitered around his and his family members’ homes, called repeatedly and left threatening voicemails, and taped a photo collage of herself and Buckingham to his mailbox.
    Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Stella crossed the street and loitered outside the store window displaying haughty mannequins flaunting swagger coats.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Their first meeting in 2015, a tactical Mayweather victory in one of the most lucrative bouts in boxing history, has lingered as a stubborn footnote in Pacquiao’s otherwise untouchable résumé.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The sauce, poured tableside, gave a spicy kick to the dish, and the heat of the serranos lingered on the palate.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Swanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanned. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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