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Definitions

swoop

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


Example Sentences

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A team of Navy divers will then help the astronauts out of the capsule, and Navy helicopters will swoop in to recover them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Then, in a surprise twist, Netflix has backed off the Warner Brothers deal, allowing Paramount to swoop in.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Here’s who could swoop in with a purchase.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

The stunning operation saw US forces swoop in by helicopter under cover of darkness and seize Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores from a highly secured compound in the Venezuelan capital on January 3.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Between the birds that swoop from the trees.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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