swans

verb

present tense third-person singular of swan
as in strolls

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  1. strolls
  2. ambles
  3. saunters
  4. moseys
  5. lingers
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  • Meanwhile, Vision loses control of Ultron’s prison, and Ultron strolls free.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • When Denny strolls in, his parents figure out the mistake, their relief tested by the kidnapper’s insistence that the ransom remains the same.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of strolls
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  • Its nonhuman co-star, a soulful German shepherd playing a former combat dog named Odin, ambles out of the Alaskan wilderness and into view of a woman (Anna Lambe) driving by in a pickup.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Note that Denise is the parent who arms herself with a rifle and first shoots a dinosaur while Greg ambles around with a baseball bat.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of ambles
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  • Travis saunters over to dap him up through the cab’s open window, but this one has its own special, age-gap flair.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Bands perform as the peaceful crowd saunters, with the visual entertainment of beefy men cooking barbecue on giant grills.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of saunters
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  • The biggest season 7 addition, however, is that of Clay (Riverdale's Cody Kearsley), a mysterious rodeo rider who moseys into town with a problematic past.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of moseys
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  • Lingering at the ventanita the way Malik Willis lingers in the pocket before taking a sack?
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Corduroy’s dusty reputation still lingers, but the material itself has become more supple, richer, and far more sophisticated in recent years.
    — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of lingers
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“Swans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swans. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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