as in fainted
to lose consciousness
easily swooned at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of swooned
Nicola Coughlan and Jake Dunn While her character swooned over Colin in Bridgerton, Coughlan has been linked to actor Jake Dunn since August 2024.
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Mendoza accepted the Heisman in two languages and Miami swooned.
—Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Now is not the time to be swooned by partisan political noise.
—Anthony Dominguez, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Sentiment on Oracle has swooned since then, leading to a range of opinions on the stock from Wall Street analysts, detailed below.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Matthieu Blazy, Chanel’s new artistic director, is receiving this sort of ravenous acclaim across the industry, from the celebrities who have worn his clothes like Stewart, Ayo Edebiri and Teyana Taylor, to the editors and influencers who swooned at his October debut show at Paris Fashion Week.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Pop and rock fans swooned, but blues aficionados stewed over the band and its success.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
When the book was published, both those who swooned over it and those who censured it failed to catch its satiric edge.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Jamie Squire / Getty Images The Chiefs stumbled to 0-2, however, and Baltimore swooned to a 1-5 start.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Mendoza accepted the Heisman in two languages and Miami swooned.
—Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Now is not the time to be swooned by partisan political noise.
—Anthony Dominguez, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Sentiment on Oracle has swooned since then, leading to a range of opinions on the stock from Wall Street analysts, detailed below.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Matthieu Blazy, Chanel’s new artistic director, is receiving this sort of ravenous acclaim across the industry, from the celebrities who have worn his clothes like Stewart, Ayo Edebiri and Teyana Taylor, to the editors and influencers who swooned at his October debut show at Paris Fashion Week.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Pop and rock fans swooned, but blues aficionados stewed over the band and its success.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
When the book was published, both those who swooned over it and those who censured it failed to catch its satiric edge.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Jamie Squire / Getty Images The Chiefs stumbled to 0-2, however, and Baltimore swooned to a 1-5 start.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooned
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Last year, Price fainted while appearing at a groundbreaking for the upgrade of the Los Angeles Convention Center, which is located in his district.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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His role also involved officially welcoming new signings, including when Eder Militao fainted at his presentation in July 2019.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Bulls eventually collapsed in a 136-120 loss to the Nuggets before a sellout crowd of 20,939, but the start of the latest rebuild that can’t be called a rebuild was off to an interesting first step nonetheless.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Desperate social media posts from residents reached a fever pitch over the past week, with residents sharing photos of sheets of ice on exterior walls and a ceiling collapsed on cars in a garage.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Swooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooned. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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