swanned

Definition of swannednext
past tense of swan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swanned
Verb
  • Mike Dvorak returned to play the accordion and strolled the event premises while singing about the Cocoa Crawl.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The College was also spotted in episodes 7 and 8 when members of the Ton strolled through the Grand Square and surrounding areas.
    Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Liverpool sauntered past France’s third-best team, Marseille, on their own turf last week, overcoming an incredibly intimidating atmosphere to breeze to a 3-0 win.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism.
    Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • On our second and final morning, Nadav and I ambled through a gravel courtyard, past a garden and statues, before reaching the relaxed Walled Garden Restaurant for breakfast.
    Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Many of the students moseyed over to Torero Stadium to take in USD’s 2025 football season opener against Cal Poly.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Kevin Costner's John Dutton may have moseyed on into the sunset.
    EW.com, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At the start of that brief official visit, his first, five military-grade drones loitered dangerously near Dublin Airport’s busiest civilian flight paths unopposed.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The hotel is a short walk from the Jericho Tavern, where Radiohead played its first gig, in 1986, and around the corner from a now shuttered HMV, in whose aisles Donwood and Yorke once loitered, scouting the competition.
    Zoe Si, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Back in the Mexico City bar, as the game resumed and fans turned their attention back to the field, the excitement lingered.
    Martin Silva Rey, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The emotions of Sunday's downhill race lingered over Tuesday's competition.
    Becky Sullivan, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Swanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanned. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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