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swims

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for swims.

Editorial note

Biological systems are extremely complicated, and the brain is heavily influenced by the soup it swims in.

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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of swims gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for swims.

noun

A surname.

Example sentences

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Biological systems are extremely complicated, and the brain is heavily influenced by the soup it swims in.

2

If the chimp swims out, it seems to have a (at least instinctual) desire to not drown.

3

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

4

If it looks like a temp, swims like a temp, and quacks like a temp, you can fire it like a temp.

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But both are used - google results are 25% higher for 'goes' vs 'swims'.

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Furthermore, by going solo, you are now assuming 100% of the risk as to whether or not your new consulting business sinks or swims.

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Sometimes Google swims anyway even if it's too cold.

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Or outdoor swimming pools in which nobody every swims?

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My human brain still senses longing when he swims up to the front of the tank Fish respond very strongly to any kind of motion or activity.

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On the other hand, neither will he notice an enormous eddy that enfolds the entire plane, any more than a fish would notice the water in which it swims.

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I don't think anybody swims in the canal in Islington.

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My human brain still senses longing when he swims up to the front of the tank, but I guess I'll never truly understand how he feels.

Quote examples

1

The original was "Cthulhu swims left": a metaphor of how Western society has inexorably proceeded leftward.

2

I've heard that from Pema Chödrön as "A psychotic drowns in the very same stuff a mystic swims in."

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It is a "If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck."-type of law.

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I'm reminded of this quote from Joseph Campbell: "The schizophrenic is drowning in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight." Terry Davis seems to be treading water—stuck somewhere between revelation and oblivion.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use swims in a sentence?

Biological systems are extremely complicated, and the brain is heavily influenced by the soup it swims in.

What does swims mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is swims?

swims is commonly used as noun.