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noun

plural of swot, British

as in nerds

a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits every time he begged off a night at the pub—saying he had to study—his mates teased him for being a swot

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verb

present tense third-person singular of swot, British

as in finds out

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Nobody talked about the furtive ambition of the swots. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

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The supermodel was one of the most surprising people to make the guest list, causing pandemonium amongst Swifties and pop culture nerds alike when she was photographed heading to the wedding in a gorgeous gold silk gown (what a gold rush).

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
In the film, the villain is not the Harvard nerds who initially shun Elle, but the ex-boyfriend who never saw her as anything more than a cardboard cutout of a girl with blonde hair and big boobs.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of nerds

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The weekend-afternoon sales events became a phenomenon, drawing crowds to marvel at his wide-ranging tastes — not just hardcore music geeks or bibliophiles, but appreciators of New York cultural lore.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026
Heaven to the geeks and superfans in the balcony.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2026

Definition of geeks

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Thisfinding was published early Friday from World Weather Attribution, a scientific network which analyzes the role of climate change in driving extreme weather events.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
The tool, developed by independent AI engineer Luke Geel, analyzes past results and players’ activity—from posture to blink rate—spotting connections that might be imperceptible to the average viewer but visible to top pros.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of analyzes

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Holmes deduces that each pose represents a letter and cracks the code by matching the most common poses with the most common letters.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
Brittany deduces that the only people who have been in the gym recently were Zack, Danny, and Nia, who used the room during her pool party.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 June 2026

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