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swimming

[swim-ing] / ˈswɪm ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
existing in liquid
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NOUN
water sport
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Maxwell said Panashe had "basic" swimming skills and one of his friends went into the water to try to help him.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Some octopuses even climbed over the side of the box to reach the location of the projected image rather than swimming around it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

"I've had to sort a huge carpet for the swimming pool, which is around 170 metres squared."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s a company that, as far as I can tell, doesn’t do swimming pools.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Twice he did the dead man’s float, to rest, and both times he had to force himself to start swimming again.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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