Thesaurus results for SWOOSH

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verb

ˈswüsh

Definition of swoosh

as in to pour

to flow out in great quantities or with force water swooshed powerfully from the fire hose

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Its simplicity, especially paired with naan, impressed me more than most fine-dining dishes assembled with tweezers and swooshed artfully with a sauce. — Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026 Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting. — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2026

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Stallone wears the showy boots featuring tassels and a Nike swoosh in the opening montage of the 1982 film. — CBS News, 16 June 2026 The Nike swoosh sat slightly higher on the chest than the Barcelona crest, continuing the visual structure seen in earlier seasons with the brand’s T90 template kits. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for swoosh

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Tributes to Panettiere pour in from past colleagues, including Viola Davis, Kim Cattrall and Rosie O’Donnell — along with many others.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Griffin has poured tens of millions of dollars into GOP congressional and Senate races over the years.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of pour

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When Conforto returned to Williamsport with the Mets in 2018, all those moments came rushing back.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
The microscopic amoeba thrives in warm freshwater and can cause a neurological infection when water containing the amoeba rushes through the nose and reaches the brain, according to the state health department.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of rush

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And by the looks of the first photos (below), Emily seems to be jetting off to meet her on-again, off-again chef boyfriend Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), picking up where season five left off.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
And the entire team took the field on fumes after jetting across the country and landing early Monday morning following a three-game drubbing in Boston over the weekend.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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