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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| supremacy | noun | In law the courts will have the supremacy. | highest power |
| surmise | verb | I surmise that you will go. | to infer without conclusive evidence |
| surmount | verb | We must surmount the problem of finances. | to overcome |
| suspense | noun | The suspense of not knowing who won excited us. | pleasurable excitement regarding an outcome |
| swine | noun | All of the swine lived in the big barn. | domesticated animal, pig |
| noun | That man was known as a swine. | brutish or contemptible | |
| swirl | verb | The current in the river swirled around the big rock. | to move with a twisting motion |
| swoop | verb | The hawk swooped down on its prey. | to move in a sudden sweep |
| symphony | noun | We listened to the symphony on the radio. | musical piece in three or more movements |
| syrup | noun | We enjoy maple syrup on pancakes. | a thick sweet sticky liquid |