swooped; swooping; swoops
: to move with a sweep
: to gain or carry off in or as if in a swoop
—usually used with up
swooper
noun
1
: an act or instance of swooping
2
: a single concentrated and quickly effective effort
was done in one swoop
—often used with fellsolved everything at one fell swoop
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Verb
The police swooped in and captured the criminals.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
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Stephen suggests the double cleansing method to remove all your tubing mascara in one fell swoop.
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Verb
Before long, the parents have gone out and Peter has taught Wendy, Michael and Jonathan to fly in a flashy acrobatic sequence enhanced by fast-moving projections that make the soaring and swooping as scary as a roller coaster.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
Could the Pittsburgh Pirates swoop in and make something happen?
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
In one fell swoop, Trump and Netanyahu did more to achieve Israeli-Arab rapprochement than all previous American presidents and Israeli prime ministers combined.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Stephen suggests the double cleansing method to remove all your tubing mascara in one fell swoop.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Swoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoop. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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swoop
1 of 2 verb
: to dive or pounce suddenly like a hawk on its prey
swoop
2 of 2 noun1
: an act or instance of swooping
2
: a single quickly effective effort
—often used with fell
solved everything at one fell swoop
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