as in to faint
to lose consciousness
easily swooned at the sight of blood
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as in daze
a state of mental confusion
she wandered about in a swoon for several days after receiving the tragic news
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as in faint
a temporary state of unconsciousness
fell into a swoon after stepping off of the incredibly fast roller coaster
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as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
her boyfriend's proposal sent her into a joyous swoon
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Recent Examples of swoon
Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Critics have swooned over the film with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score (see Deadline review), a similar trajectory to Neon’s 2019 Palme d’Or winner Parasite.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
Greg McKenna, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
Wall Street pressures have been growing to turn streaming operations into profitable operations, a process made more complicated by the continued, and increasing, swoon in customers watching the companies’ legacy cable and broadcast operations.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Applicants swoon whenever someone runs a new list of most expensive colleges: the ones that charge more than $70,000 a year in tuition and fees, or more than $400,000 in total costs over four years.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Critics have swooned over the film with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score (see Deadline review), a similar trajectory to Neon’s 2019 Palme d’Or winner Parasite.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
Stocks have had a great year, despite Tuesday’s sell-off and the market swoon in early August.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
Wall Street pressures have been growing to turn streaming operations into profitable operations, a process made more complicated by the continued, and increasing, swoon in customers watching the companies’ legacy cable and broadcast operations.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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In cycle 4, contestant Rebecca Epley infamously fainted while being critiqued by the panel of judges.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Some people prayed, some fainted and all, men, women and children, wept.Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
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Navalny puts the card in his breast pocket and has a moment of his own religious ecstasy.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
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So maybe the messy apartment set was just meant to reflect the mindset of somebody who is just so completely focused on finding manic ecstasy through art that little things like housekeeping and home repair take a back seat.Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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But even in their meditative trance, the Greens, then renting in Manhattan, noticed a few minor drawbacks: The 1,300-square-foot apartment lacked character, and the overall vibe felt somewhat antiseptic—think black hardware, white kitchen cabinets, and subway tiles in the bathroom.Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
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The trance festival in southern Israel’s Negev Desert was one target of the militant group’s rampage in which about 1,200 people were killed and 250 others kidnapped and taken to Gaza.Tamar Michaelis, Zahid Mahmood and Helen Regan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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The juxtaposition of that crunch melding with the soft and creamy casserole is pure texture heaven.Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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The artist who made Day of the Dead matter. Between heaven and earth, a spirited communion on Day of the Dead.Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, peripheral edema (swelling in feet, ankles, and other areas), fatigue, lightheadedness, and syncope (fainting), according to Vuppuluri.Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
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The doctors determined the cause to be vasovagal syncope.Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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What a delight, then, to hear the gentle spin of this KitchenAid machine (8/10, WIRED Recommends), whose burr grinder is like a susurration of the leaves.Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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A lot of Christmas decor serves no purpose other than bringing cheer, and this is truly where someone’s castoffs or change of decor can be someone else’s delight.Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
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So when given the chance and despite their heartbreak, each of them spoke about Riley’s joy, her devotion to God and helping others, and the future their daughter, sister and friend dreamed about.Nicole Chavez, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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In the latter half of the holiday season, your ad campaign should tap into the joy, nostalgia and urgency of the moment.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Having two or more divorces typically leads to less reliable happiness levels.Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The opera follows the doomed lovers and their coterie of artist friends chasing happiness against impossible odds.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swoon. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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