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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Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Victoria Mboko are among the latest players confirmed for World Team Tennis ahead of its December relaunch, its first season since 2021.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Both Mexico’s Navy and Defense Ministry confirmed to CNN an increase in drone seizures over the past year.

— Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of confirm

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Boston’s Logan airport is spending $110 million, mostly in federal dollars, to install EMAS at an airport that ends near Boston Harbor.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Peel and stick wall panels are the easiest to install, but easy on doesn’t guarantee easy off.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of install

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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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After oral arguments in the spring, the three judges issued a complex decision affirming Carter’s finding of discrimination but overruling his order invalidating UCLA’s lease for its baseball stadium.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
People today try to affirm their own usefulness, and this goes the other way.

— JD Linville, Variety, 9 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

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Fulham’s centre-backs are far apart, and players who have had to run 60 yards back towards their own goal are unsurprisingly letting runners go.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The sequel has none of the joy of the original, only the calculated machinations of studio executives and actors who won’t let their characters grow.

— Britina Cheng, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of let

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This inaugurated the transatlantic African slave trade, which lasted until 1808, when it was banned by Congress.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
The supercomputer was inaugurated at Linköping University and will be available to researchers, companies and public-sector organizations across Europe.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

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