swotted

past tense of swot, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swotted
Verb
  • And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The town of Fort Myers Beach issued permits for flood panels for a few years, until FEMA found out and put a stop to it, per reporting by the Cape Coral Breeze.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While tree hugging isn’t typically my thing, the experience was unexpectedly grounding and deeply calming.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • These kinds of phrases are grounding and can help contain some of that anxiety.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The new report, authored by Marc Rosenblum, a former head of the DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics who left in July, relies on other records obtained through open-records requests and analyzed by outside groups.
    — Ted Hesson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers analyzed data from more than 485,000 Chinese adults ages 30 to 79.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While specific tech details have yet to be confirmed by New Balance, much can be deduced from the sneaker’s official e-commerce photography.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Now that sleuths have deduced exactly where, the city is marking the spot.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Emer’s research team studied more than 89,000 people in Milwaukee who were tested for lead exposure by age 6.
    — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Since landing on Mars back in 2021, Perseverance has observed, sampled and studied a wide variety of rocks, boulder fields, Martian slopes and more.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Swotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swotted. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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