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as in spinning
to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around
his head was swimming after he was given so much information on his first day at the new job
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as in sailing
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water
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Recent Examples of swimming
Tracking tags used by OCEARCH have revealed white sharks use the East Coast like a highway in the winter, swimming from Canada to warmer waters off Florida.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
People can come in contact with it while swimming or using tap water for a neti pot.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
When Ahrens’ team disabled the astrocytes using a laser, the fish never stopped swimming.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
While the mighty megalodon is not swimming along the shores of the Bay State now, the enormous prehistoric shark relative once dominated the shallow seas that covered Maryland and the rest of the Atlantic coastal plain.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
People can come in contact with it while swimming or using tap water for a neti pot.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
When Ahrens’ team disabled the astrocytes using a laser, the fish never stopped swimming.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
While the mighty megalodon is not swimming along the shores of the Bay State now, the enormous prehistoric shark relative once dominated the shallow seas that covered Maryland and the rest of the Atlantic coastal plain.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimming
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For her winning run, Gremaud, a 26-year-old who has last year’s world championship title to go with her two Olympic golds, skied backward, then flipped twice while spinning once and nailed the landing.—
Eddie Pells,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Patagonia’s proprietary synthetic fill imitates down’s structure by spinning air-trapping microfilaments around a central fiber and requires fewer stabilizing seams and baffles than down.—
Kelly Bastone,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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This aerial view shows the Taiwanese cargo ship Yang Ming sailing out of the Panama Canal on the Pacific side in Panama City on October 6, 2025.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Later research, using records from the International Maritime Organization, showed that of the 204 reports of piracy and armed robbery worldwide in 2017, only three occurred in the region where Dad was sailing.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
11 Feb. 2026
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Home sales hovering at around $300,000 at the beginning of 2020 climbed to about $500,000 by spring 2022, the real estate data showed.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Despite rates hovering above 6% since September 2022, life goes on.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Enjoy Jewish comfort food at its finest—light and fluffy matzo balls floating in a bowl of rich chicken stock and tender vegetables.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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Putting a toe in the water, trying something new on for size, floating a trial balloon.—
Mark Woolsey,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Imagine the comfort of a Ritz-Carlton suite gliding along the Mediterranean, stopping at 28 ports across 10 countries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Just as your boots are your foundation for gliding, your base layer is your foundation for comfort.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bitcoin was hanging just below $71,000 after drifting above the level during the weekend.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Instead of drifting away, those pollutants and smells are concentrating right in your neighborhood.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Swimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimming. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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