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swoop

[swoop] / swup /
VERB
descend quickly
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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Recent arrivals include Fenix, a “museum of migration” crowned with a swooping viewing platform.

From The Wall Street Journal

Murmurations of birds swirl above rugged plains, landscapes shift into geometric compositions, and uncanny juxtapositions—a shirt dangling from a tree as a lone bird swoops by—lend seemingly simple pictures eerie characteristics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Five days later, on the morning of June 1, more than 100 drones emerged from cabins on the back of four trucks and swooped toward four Russian airfields.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Ellison’s crowning moment was ruined when Netflix swooped in Friday announcing its own blockbuster deal.

From Los Angeles Times

A private for-profit company, American Advanced Management, swooped to the rescue of Glenn Medical and a nearby hospital in Colusa County, buying them and keeping them open.

From Los Angeles Times