swung

past tense of swing
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as in deviated
to change one's course or direction thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection swing right at James St.

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as in twirled
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball don't let the wind swing that gate shut

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Verb
  • Fresno State managed only 20 points in the second half.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Prior to that, Dylan was managed for brief periods by Terry Thal and Kevin Krown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Kenya Moore has twirled her way to Kenya with her 5-year-old daughter Brooklyn.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Under the giant disco ball, partygoers sipped champagne and twirled well past midnight.
    Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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  • Pardons are historically afforded to those accused of specific crimes — and usually those who have already been convicted of an offense — but Biden’s team is considering issuing them for those who have not even been investigated, let alone charged.
    Zeke Miller and Colleen Long, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • They have been afforded legal status for now, but Emily and others like her may face the most immediate danger under the unsettled deportation policies of the incoming Administration, Blitzer reports.
    Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • The Franklin Fire ignited Monday night after days of extremely dangerous fire conditions when Santa Ana winds whipped across the region.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Before turning back, many of them whipped out their phones to snap a photo of the divers.
    Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • The Israel-Hamas war has raged on with no end in sight, even after Israel reached a cease-fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah and attention shifted to the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
    Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Tesla deliveries are below expectations, Volvo has moved back its 2030 100% EV timeline, General Motors abandoned its 1-million-vehicle 2025 sales goal, and Ford has shifted some EV production back to internal combustion vehicles, the note reported.
    Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • The rapper has never publicly addressed the claims or provided a DNA sample, and Satterthwaite accuses Carter of using his legal resources to dodge accountability.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The proposal also addressed the need to support a growing population of multi-language learners, Murphy said.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • The Raw, SmackDown, and ECW commentary teams usually rotated for the matches depending on what brand the wrestlers represented.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Last season, Edman split time between shortstop (where the Dodgers also played Miguel Rojas) and center field (where the club also rotated Andy Pages, Kiké Hernández and Kevin Kiermaier), but took over as the everyday shortstop in the playoffs after Rojas got hurt in the NL Division Series.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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  • Air plants dangled from the bark of the trees, which clung onto the last of their orange needles.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Its hairy red blossoms dangled over the riverbank.
    Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2024
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