SWEAR IN Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

swear in

verb

Definition of swear in

as in to confirm

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Recent Examples of swear in Kellen was not sworn in to testify for the interview, which was conducted behind closed doors. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 The council plans to make an appointment during its June 22 business meeting, and the interim mayor will be sworn in on July 1. — Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026 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 That would give them an excuse to refuse to swear in new members of Congress. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swear in

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Verb

The department later confirmed that the area was secure and that no further threat to the public remained.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Also Tuesday, just after court was dismissed, Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, Massachusetts, was arrested outside the courthouse in Plymouth, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts State Police confirmed.

— Blayne Alexander, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of confirm

Verb

Use a drill to install a paper towel holder to the side of the island opposite the towel hooks.

— Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026
Operators must evaluate the upfront capital investment required to purchase carbon capture machinery and install secure pipeline transport against daily output rates.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of install

Verb

Chesney, who replaced Cignetti at James Madison, is initiating the same psychological renovation at UCLA.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Joyal worked with the late Juel Ulven, founder of the Fox Valley Folklore Society that initiated the first festival in 1975 in Aurora.

— Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of initiate

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The shooting rocked the LGBTQIA+ community in a city normally known as an affirming place to live.

— Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a comprehensive framework affirming the rights of Indigenous populations worldwide.

— USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of affirm

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The technique will also need to be adapted and validated for the MRI scanners routinely used in hospitals.

— Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026
The facility expands the company’s capability to develop, test, and validate next-generation wireless semiconductor technologies for Internet of Things applications, according to a press release from Silicon Labs.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of validate

Verb

Reddington once again petitioned the judge to allow the jury to keep deliberating without the one juror who was in the way of a unanimous verdict, asking him to dismiss the juror and let the others continue with an alternate.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Those images let the brush detect when it’s arrived at a space between your teeth and trigger the jet accordingly.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of let

Verb

If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech?

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
There is no official balloon season, since flights can operate throughout the year whenever conditions permit.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of permit

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The White House Hillary and Bill moved from the governor’s mansion to the White House in 1993, when Bill was inaugurated as the 42nd president.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
The first Bulgari Hotel & Resorts in Milan marked its 20th anniversary in 2024 and was inaugurated three years after the overall project was launched.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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