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swoop

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


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Some of his performance is recognizably Hansen: the stern mouth, the snarky catchphrases, the swoop of blond bangs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Having a bird swoop down to snatch food from your hand is one of the most intimate interactions we can have with wildlife.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

Big swings in AI stocks have reversed before, and some traders saw Thursday’s moves in the two companies’ shares as an opportunity to swoop in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

With Antonelli winning for the sixth time in 10 races this season, the Italian doubled his lead over Russell in one fell swoop.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

As evening drew in, and moths began to swoop under the canopy, now lit with floating golden lanterns, the revelry became more and more uncontained.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

He is fixed on the live stream as a Ukrainian snare swoops in, hovers for a few seconds and drops a net on to the drone, dragging it from the sky.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

After the parade, the New York City Department of Sanitation swoops into action to sweep up the thousands of pounds of paper.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

Frost it however you like, even if that means uneven swoops and visible crumbs.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2026

A single bird swoops into the sick room, landing on the bedpost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

Then at last, when everything is ready...phwisst!...and she swoops!

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

Immediately after the news of Lentz’s firing broke, Tyler Perry swooped in and paid for six months of rent on the Manhattan Beach house where the couple tried to hide from the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Ex-BBC journalist Amol Rajan swooped the following day, asking Grant: "What happened last night?"

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

That secret branch then swooped in to train the resulting child—Cramer—starting around age 3 or 4.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Before Apollo swooped in, EasyJet looked set to be taken private by Castlelake, which manages around $38 billion in assets, after the carrier accepted its beefed-up fifth bid on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

They had eluded the rampaging pirates for the moment, but the theatrically inclined parrot still swooped overhead.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

It followed armed police swooping on a nearby sheltered housing retirement complex, Ger-y-Nant, where the man was arrested.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Speculators are swooping in, seeing an opportunity to buy a shell for cheap and wait for home values to rise, said Bree Jones, founder of Parity Homes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck explain the series of events that led to Citadel swooping in to buy the bulk of assets held by 25-year-old Leopold Aschenbrenner’s investment firm.

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026

Even a swooping hawk couldn’t resist perching on a tree overlooking the makeshift stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

She watched it, and the chicks, falling for a moment, and the enormous gull swooping toward it and shrieking.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry


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