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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
Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Feb. 2025
Animals have many signature behaviors: Penguins swim, meerkats dig, baboons socialize and chickens take dust baths.
—Rachel Blaser, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In an effort to expand partnerships with local schools, the YMCA branch will use a $10,000 grant from the Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego to offer Montgomery Middle School students free swim lessons, said Aguirre.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Verb
These and other satellite-transmitting tags have allowed the university’s Whale Unit to discover that the animals can swim as far as 9,000 miles in a year and up to 1,500 feet deep.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Feb. 2025
Animals have many signature behaviors: Penguins swim, meerkats dig, baboons socialize and chickens take dust baths.
—Rachel Blaser, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
The babies went for a swim as their mom observed them.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In an effort to expand partnerships with local schools, the YMCA branch will use a $10,000 grant from the Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego to offer Montgomery Middle School students free swim lessons, said Aguirre.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swim
Verb
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Recording stops and starts without a hitch; the joystick movements instantly spin the motors; the rear trigger reorients the phone; and the zoom dial zooms the camera view when rotated.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
18 Feb. 2025
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Once water is spinning on its own, add eggs, one at a time.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The cameras roll, and the sea and sky, with a click of a mouse, become a tropical afternoon and a gentle swell, and Sandokan sails once more.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Chinese flotilla sailed to the south and arrived in the Tasman Sea 150 nautical miles east of Sydney, on Australia's east coast, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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As the sun rose, organizers played the same trance track that was abruptly halted when the barrage of rockets began.—
Melanie Lidman and Tia Goldenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Oct. 2024
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The trailer features Drake in a trance while posted up in the corner of a speakeasy, sipping on a drink as he’s surrounded by chatty women not paying him any mind.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
3 Feb. 2025
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Raine seems cold and by-the-book early on, but as she’s personally pulled into the case at hand, her complexities float to the surface.—
Sezin Koehler,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Large Arabic numerals seem to float between the sapphire crystal and the movement, standing out with white Super-LumiNova for added visibility.—
Matthew Catellier,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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These are hovering electric boat planes — known as electric hydrofoil craft — that will be able to dash over the water from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in just half an hour, with services expected from 2027.—
Nicole Kobie,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Photo : Trevor Melton Slatted ceilings hover above the study.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
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And no one in these countries faints from such statements, does not remember the law and international law, humanity and human rights.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Then add in the fact that goalkeepers are under minute VAR scrutiny over moving off their line, while takers are allowed to get away all kinds of stops, starts and faints in their run up.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
15 Aug. 2024
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Video from the crash shows Balde riding along E. 161st St. when the driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee plows into him while apparently speeding south on Melrose Ave.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Heat are 1-5 in their last six games and rode a four-game skid into the All-Star break.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Common triggers include dehydration from illness, vasovagal syncope—a reflex response to nausea or pain—abnormal heart rhythms, and heart valve conditions such as aortic stenosis.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Fainting, known medically as syncope, is a common enough problem caused by diminished blood flow to the brain.—
Lisa Sanders, M.D.,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Swim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swim. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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