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as in to sail
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water
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as in trance
a temporary state of unconsciousness
the merest glimpse of blood sends him into a swim
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Recent Examples of swim
Mark Price
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
The young mallards were spotted swimming at the bottom of a gutter, 3 feet below a street on the outskirts of Chester, England, on Wednesday, April 22.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Apr. 2026
Shop all the summer swim trends, below.
—Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Attempting to swim back to shore carried the risk of getting trapped in a rip current, which can drag people farther out to sea, experts say.
—Mark Price
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
The young mallards were spotted swimming at the bottom of a gutter, 3 feet below a street on the outskirts of Chester, England, on Wednesday, April 22.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
The Red Cross also offers swim classes for adults.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Apr. 2026
Shop all the summer swim trends, below.
—Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swim
Verb
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Similar to how spiders spin webs on Earth, such robots could effectively 3D-print structures in space.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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My biggest complaint is that while the main narrative does wrap up tidily, the story also spins forward in a way that demands a sequel (which Spufford is already working on).—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Over the course of a week, Noordam would sail from Seattle to Ketchikan, Alaska, before heading south through the scenic coast of British Columbia and the magnificent Great Bear Rainforest.—
Aaron Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2026
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The barge on April 29 continued to sail toward the North Sea, the Associated Press reported.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the packed opening, a huge screen showed Abramović’s video work, Tito’s Funeral (2025), broadcasting women beating their chests in a near trance-like state, drawing on ritualised forms of communal mourning.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Sound, light, and vibration/ Reshape our perceptions/ Pulling us into a trance-like state.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The tune is jaunty, but this is the kind of patter that, in Wilson’s work, floats above a grave.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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The pipes and drains in the building that had originally been a gas station and café — and is now the main office and gift shop — were so dirty that, in the basement, Echols found 13 lawnmowers floating in four inches of water.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those around me were in a daze.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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Greene made the catch, and Meadows landed on his back in a daze, barely moving with his hands pointed up and blood appearing on his face.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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So every draft really did hover around that range of 90 and 100 pages.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the 1960s, when Mellencamp was coming of age, Jackson County, which includes his hometown Seymour, hovered around thirty-one thousand residents, with about 1 percent of that population composed of Black families.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s a lot of market buzz on the emerging crop of companies known as neoclouds, but these stocks are not for the faint of heart.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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Skating on wild ice was not for the faint of heart.—
Sue Grapenthien Fullman,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the eighth, after New York tagged Jaden Hill for two runs on four hits in one-third inning, right-hander Antonio Senzatela rode to the rescue.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Violet Harris’ death underscores growing concerns about the risks of riding small, low-speed electric vehicles and the shortcomings of the user agreements riders have with the companies that rent them.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Swim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swim. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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