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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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
Letting kids win at games and sports is one way parents may try to swoop in and save their child from experiencing disappointment.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 8 Jan. 2025
Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Some see an opportunity to take care of all dimensions of the threat—both Tehran’s nuclear capabilities and its malign regional activities—in one fell swoop.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The drone hit a Super Scooper, which is a firefighting aircraft designed to swoop down onto water sources to collect water that can be dropped onto fires.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
Letting kids win at games and sports is one way parents may try to swoop in and save their child from experiencing disappointment.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
But will another team swoop in to sign the 29-year-old?
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Some see an opportunity to take care of all dimensions of the threat—both Tehran’s nuclear capabilities and its malign regional activities—in one fell swoop.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Swoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoop. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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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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