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as in deviates
to change one's course or direction
thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection swing right at James St.
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as in turns
to change the course or direction of (something)
at the sound of gunfire, the cavalry officer swung his horse around and galloped rapidly back to the fort
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as in handles
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
a man who's able to swing two full-time jobs
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as in rotates
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball don't let the wind swing that gate shut
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as in hangs
to place on an elevated point without support from below
beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair
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as in affords
to have enough money for
I don't think that we can swing that hefty a mortgage
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Recent Examples of swings
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Head to any tennis court to try to get some swings in and one’s sure to see plenty of people playing pickleball, a combination of badminton, ping pong and tennis that sees players swing small paddles on a short court.
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Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
28 Oct. 2025
W. James Antle Iii,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
The map introduces the armored Oni, which swings a spiked kanabō, plus Scorched Zombies and fiery Hellhounds tied to its lava-field hazards.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Those cameras support up-and-down tilt, just like the SL3-P, but include a second hinge that swings the screen out to the side to swivel and face forward, a plus for self-recording video content.
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Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Toward the beginning of the episode, the group sits down to eat at a hole-in-the-wall barbecue spot and the camera swings around the table in a sweeping circular motion, capturing everyone laughing, bonding and sharing a meal.
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Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Marie dips them in paint and swings them like a brush, leaving thick, violent marks across a white canvas.
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Nia Dumas,
NPR,
16 June 2026
Think about a car door that swings open near a cyclist.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
The handle that pivoted downward then swings up to clip in place to the plier.
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New Atlas,
4 June 2026
The thought swings through her, like a burning stick through night air.
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Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Noun
The swings have a black metal frame, black metal swing arms, a fabric canopy and a padded brown seat cushion, the report states.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Head to any tennis court to try to get some swings in and one’s sure to see plenty of people playing pickleball, a combination of badminton, ping pong and tennis that sees players swing small paddles on a short court.
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Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
But the blueness of these districts does mean that the socialists will get elected and likely survive when the pendulum swings back to the Republicans.
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W. James Antle Iii,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
The map introduces the armored Oni, which swings a spiked kanabō, plus Scorched Zombies and fiery Hellhounds tied to its lava-field hazards.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Those cameras support up-and-down tilt, just like the SL3-P, but include a second hinge that swings the screen out to the side to swivel and face forward, a plus for self-recording video content.
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Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Toward the beginning of the episode, the group sits down to eat at a hole-in-the-wall barbecue spot and the camera swings around the table in a sweeping circular motion, capturing everyone laughing, bonding and sharing a meal.
—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Marie dips them in paint and swings them like a brush, leaving thick, violent marks across a white canvas.
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Nia Dumas,
NPR,
16 June 2026
Think about a car door that swings open near a cyclist.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
The handle that pivoted downward then swings up to clip in place to the plier.
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New Atlas,
4 June 2026
The thought swings through her, like a burning stick through night air.
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Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swings
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For the superstar whose private jet is tracked, whose every appearance is documented and whose movements become global headlines within minutes, an arena transformed into a private world may be the closest thing to privacy that money can buy.
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Over a half-century ago, the robotic figures of Pirates were a symbol of Disneyland’s technological ambitions, dazzling audiences with characterized but lifelike movements.
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Michael Tippett, a climate scientist at Columbia University who studies the ties between El Niño and weather patterns, said that on average, there is no strong link between El Niño and shifts in summer weather patterns over the US and Europe.
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But thanks to changing temperatures, animal migration, and shifts in land use, scientists say tick territory is expanding.
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The Washington Post spoke to seven current and former National Park Service staffers who said the policy deviates from the agency’s long-standing approach to release as much information as possible.
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Extra padding on the tongue and collar blow up the proportions of the silhouette, while a suede, mesh and leather upper deviates from the typical leather build.
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As America turns 250, the semiquincentennial feels like a dud — a far cry from 1976’s bicentennial blowout, when pop culture and communal celebrations united a weary nation.
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The heat domes tend to form where the jet stream turns northward, moving up and over the dome itself and leading to strong flows of hot air from the south to the north near the Earth’s surface.
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Every July 4, the communications center in Rancho Cordova handles its highest call volume.
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Oman has said that any agreement will comply with international law, although the prospect of a financial system on a waterway that typically handles around 20% of the world's oil has sparked alarm.
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The ride currently holds the record for the largest zero-G stall in America — an inversion that takes riders uphill, rotates them 180 degrees upside down, and hovers above ground for a weightless airtime moment before returning upright.
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At Taste Buds Kitchen, the 5-day summer camp runs 3 hours each morning and rotates through recipes including brownies, pies, pasta and garlic knots.
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Just above the front door and beneath a surviving Sparkletts sign hangs the tilework that Gebhard and Winter enjoyed.
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The kidneys filter uranium out of the blood and clear it from the body in urine, but some of that uranium hangs onto kidney cells and causes damage.
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That includes a full suspension system developed in partnership with FOX, as well as an 800-Wh battery that affords it a range of 107 miles (172 km).
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That Cena and André are so good together is all the more striking in a movie that affords them such infrequent overlap.
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“Swings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swings. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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