swooped; swooping; swoops
: to move with a sweep
: to gain or carry off in or as if in a swoop
—usually used with up
swooper
noun
1
: an act or instance of swooping
2
: a single concentrated and quickly effective effort
was done in one swoop
—often used with fellsolved everything at one fell swoop
Examples of swoop in a Sentence
Verb
The police swooped in and captured the criminals.
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Joe Altieri, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Watch on Deadline Previously staffing on Netflix’s opioid crisis drama Painkiller and Starz’s Hunting Wives, Hettinger is also known for scripting Dyersville, a forthcoming crime thriller that Netflix and the Obama’s Higher Ground swooped on earlier this year in a mid-six-figure spec deal.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The complex is derived from Japanese superfoods like green tea, rice, and algae to hydrate, resurface, and plump your skin—all in one fell swoop.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024
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Verb
An employee who is secure in their place in the organization can rest assured that they will not be demoralized by someone else swooping in and undermining their decisions or undercutting their authority.
—Joe Altieri, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Watch on Deadline Previously staffing on Netflix’s opioid crisis drama Painkiller and Starz’s Hunting Wives, Hettinger is also known for scripting Dyersville, a forthcoming crime thriller that Netflix and the Obama’s Higher Ground swooped on earlier this year in a mid-six-figure spec deal.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
While this dilemma cannot be solved overnight or in one fell swoop, this plan lays a foundation for creating a small business ecosystem that everyone can access.
—Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The complex is derived from Japanese superfoods like green tea, rice, and algae to hydrate, resurface, and plump your skin—all in one fell swoop.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Swoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoop. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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swoop
1 of 2 verb
: to dive or pounce suddenly like a hawk on its prey
swoop
2 of 2 noun1
: an act or instance of swooping
2
: a single quickly effective effort
—often used with fell
solved everything at one fell swoop
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