as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose
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Recent Examples of swoosh
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Lately, guests at top-tier resorts around the world have been given plenty of opportunities to experience such transformations—or, at the very least, to feel nurtured and relaxed while being gently swooshed and stretched.
—Flora Tsapovsky, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
Jessica Wong, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
They’re highly rated and the pink swoosh adds just a touch of whimsy to an otherwise simple shoe.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The production design, swooshing across Michael Yeargan and Jake Barton’s set, creates a background blizzard of technological flashes and blips.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Lately, guests at top-tier resorts around the world have been given plenty of opportunities to experience such transformations—or, at the very least, to feel nurtured and relaxed while being gently swooshed and stretched.
—Flora Tsapovsky, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
Noun
Take Nike, for example; most consumers would recognize the sports brand simply by its swoosh before seeing the brand name or reading a slogan.
—Jessica Wong, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
They’re highly rated and the pink swoosh adds just a touch of whimsy to an otherwise simple shoe.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swoosh
Verb
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Instead, investors have poured money into traditional safe havens like government bonds and gold.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Bushmills Girls will be giving out Irish whiskey shots and Guinness Guys will be pouring the pints.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2025
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The composers have a WarioWare library’s worth of FX: Tiny alarms for a shocked face; rippling winds to signal someone in deep thought; kitschy screams to ratchet up the suspense; the gratifying whoosh when a vote parchment is read.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Feb. 2025
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Then there are suction-type whooshes, which really help with the zolly shots zooming in and out on the characters’ faces.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Let Go of the Finish Line Intensity doesn’t mean rushing to orgasm.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the Indiana transfer played in just two games, picking up 13 rushing yards and 3 catches for 39 yards before the injury.—
Bob Ferrante,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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The set ended with Matthew blowing a coach’s whistle and eliciting skronky feedback from his Rickenbacker, signaling that — God save the queen — bombastic British rock is back.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
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Paddlers must wear a personal flotation device and bring their own watercraft and whistle.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The reality series, which first debuted on Fox in 2001, moved to USA years later and now streams on Netflix, dropped all 10 episodes on March 12.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2025
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Firefly will stream the liftoff live in collaboration with NASASpaceflight; coverage will begin 30 minutes before launch.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The top zip closure ensures that all belongings remain securely inside, while the slip-in side pockets provide easy organization.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Choose the Right Storage Containers After the seeds are safely tucked away in envelopes or seed packets, store the packets in zip lock bags, mason jars, photo boxes, upcycled takeaway containers, or tins.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But that’s not what life is handing Nora at the story’s start, when her music producer husband jets off on a tour and she’s left tending to her sweet daughter Sadie (an adorable Sophie Mara Baaden).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the model has jetted off to Brazil to take part in the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro for 2025, the biggest carnival celebrations in the world.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Swoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swoosh. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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