swan

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Recent Examples of swan This season reaches its pinnacle of camp with a visit from Oscar Wilde himself (Jordan Sebastian Waller), who swans through a crowd of Manhattan elite dropping droll asides after the premiere of his first play, Vera; or, The Nihilists. EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023 The music video, in which Tay swans around a Malibu mansion in a pastel two-piece, was more controversial. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023 People, especially San Francisco old-timers, like to talk about the way our politicos tend to swan through the dining room at lunchtime, shaking outstretched hands on the way to their favorite tables. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2021 See All Example Sentences for swan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swan
Verb
  • So, waders are people who just stroll through and say, ‘Oh, this is nice.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • In what has become a familiar sight on the Croisette, Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne strolled up the red carpet to present their new film to a welcoming crowd.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Edwards drained a long 2-pointer on the next possession to wrap it up, sauntering to the edge of the court during a timeout to encourage the crowd to get even louder.
    Khobi Price, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Fans even saw Sol up close and personal when the singer momentarily vanished from the stage and sauntered down the aisle.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Inside the county chambers that normally holds Board of Supervisors meetings, nearly 50 Sailor Bar patrons and environmental advocates told commissioners that allowing more vehicles into the park would pose a danger to those who’ve ambled in the open space for years.
    Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
  • There are moments when Roger and Casey amble through Fort Greene and the neighborhood seems uncharacteristically stripped of life.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Once the press conference seemingly got back on track, the theater's bull moseyed across the plaza.
    Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Compared with the calm and yet urgent competence of The Pitt, Pulse’s medical professionals stroll through a hospital full of glamour lighting, moseying calmly from one trauma to the next.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In the first chapter, blue morning light rests over waves crashing against a shoreline, and off into the distance, Yates rides a jet ski, almost comically unbothered by the chop of the sea.
    Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 28 May 2025
  • Airmen laid to rest More than 200 people honored Darrigan on Saturday in Wappingers Falls, some waving flags from the sidewalk during the procession to the church, others saluting him at a graveside ceremony under cloudy skies.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • AeroVironment might be considered the incumbents, long established suppliers of small drones to the U.S. army and makers of the Switchblade series of loitering munitions supplied to Ukraine.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • The abundance of new-generation technology, particularly cheap drones and loitering munitions, might initially suggest more precision targeting and less human cost.
    Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 11 May 2025

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“Swan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swan. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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