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Recent Examples of swivet The swivet in Kiel speaks to a nascent shift in the German view of China, especially since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and not solely because of Beijing’s backing of Moscow. Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 10 May 2023 The world wide web is in a swivet about nepo babies. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023
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Noun
  • People who are impacted by natural disaster may feel a strong sense of grief, panic, loss, fear and sadness, according to the University of Houston's Department of Psychology.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • By the end of the 90-minute debate, those who had been able to bear sticking around were in a panic.
    Annie Karni, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • The huffs and hums, produced by two women standing face-to-face and vocalizing from their throats, is believed to be one of the oldest music forms in the world.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • All the blood, sweat, and tears of someone desperately holding on to their fading glory remains, however.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The work is difficult, with the players’ hair soaked with sweat and matted by their helmets.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But there is no big fuss made for them, no extra support, just a gaggle of siblings walking out into a cold, stark parking lot to feel what must be every emotion imaginable, but certainly relief, heartbreak, and anger.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The last time Donald Trump was president, Republican lawmakers eliminated 15 rules with little fuss and not much publicity.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Swivet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swivet. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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