swear in

verb

Definition of swear innext
as in to confirm

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Recent Examples of swear in Federal officials haven’t indicated when efforts to swear in or interview applicants from these countries will resume. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026 The lawsuit comes after Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes demanded in a letter sent last week that Johnson swear in Grijalva. — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025 The historic Quran used to swear in Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s first Muslim mayor went on display this week at the New York Public Library. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026 On Monday evening, Johnson is set to swear in Christian Menefee, a Democrat who just won a special election in Texas, reducing the Republican majority to 218–214 and giving individual lawmakers even greater leverage. — Nik Popli, Time, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swear in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear in
  1. confirm
  2. install
  3. initiate
  4. affirm
  5. validate
  6. let
  7. permit
  8. inaugurate
Verb
  • Pat George, a frequent flier, avoided a line at the Admirals Club in Miami because a representative called ahead to a second lounge near Gate D15 to confirm there was no wait.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Although the panel date has not been confirmed, the members and the team behind the webcomic will be on it to chat about their upcoming plans.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of confirm
Verb
  • In addition, city officials can now require owners to install security measures to help protect vacant buildings from further deterioration or trespassing.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • It is sold as a barebones vehicle, requiring customers to purchase and install common features like speakers and a center console.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of install
Verb
  • Investigators preliminarily determined many of the animals died from gunshot wounds, and the shelter has initiated legal action to recover remaining dogs.
    — Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • Moreover, goalkeepers are evolving into playmakers, initiating attacks from the back rather than just clearing, effectively acting as an additional outfield player.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of initiate
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  • The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states may ban trans athletes from girls and women’s teams, affirming policies in 27 states.
    — Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 3 July 2026
  • The last chapters of Jones’s book are filled with meditations on mortality that are both life affirming and sweet.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
Definition of affirm
Verb
  • For this, Sandia researchers used power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) testing to validate their AI controls before deploying them in the field.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • Segment by life stage, validate what employees actually need and embed that voice into benefits design, decision rights, communications and feedback loops.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of validate
Verb
  • Officials advise the public to give bears space and not let pets bother them.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The method lets scientists detect extremely weak electric and magnetic fields that can interfere with fragile quantum states.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of let
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  • Gary Chan, who obtained a federal explosives permit for the company, has been charged with seven counts of murder and six charges related to the possession and transportation of explosives.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • The Heat began Tuesday by retaining three-point shooting forward Simone Fontecchio in free agency, and then continued to address its need for outside shooting when league-wide free agent negotiations were permitted to begin Tuesday night.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of permit
Verb
  • Art as cult fodder, marginalia, obscurantism—Duchamp inaugurated all of this.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
  • The Vatican Museums last week inaugurated a major restoration of Raphael’s Loggia, an epic fresco cycle decorating a 213-foot-long corridor in the Apostolic Palace, where the pope lives.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 June 2026
Definition of inaugurate

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