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 He was formally sworn in on March 20 at a press conference packed with supporters. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 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

Only two human deaths have ever been confirmed by biologists.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In June, federal officials confirmed the first Texas case of New World screwworm in decades.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of confirm

Verb

Blacksmith instead buys its own machines, tens of thousands of them, according to Jayaprakash, and installs them in data centers around the world.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The village had long planned to install additional sirens, including three that could instruct people to seek high ground during flooding, allowing a more orderly evacuation.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of install

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The system monitors equipment conditions, identifies abnormalities, and can initiate automated responses.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
All this, not to mention the famous literary lunches initiated by Christina Foyle in 1930 and a fixture in the literary calendar for eighty years.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of initiate

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The treaty affirmed the continued existence of Virginia’s Tribal Nations, acknowledged our relationship with the Crown and recognized our connection to our communities and homelands.

— Dana Adkins, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Hence the gorgeous moment when Mi-ok joins Ho-seok for a nightcap under the stars—secret moonshine—and affirms that, in the face of insurmountable problems, enduring them together is their only solution.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of affirm

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Moderna and Merck still need to validate the approach in other cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer, bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
The demonstration was part of a series of tests intended to validate the procedures, networks, and interfaces required to operate the Stingray from a carrier.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of validate

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Longtime collaborator Erik Blood foregrounds Butler’s dry drum machines in the mix, letting every other element shuffle around them, snaking toward the spotlight for a brief moment and retreating back into the brume.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
The deal lets Zuckerberg sell or transfer shares without losing his voting majority, preserving his control of Meta even if the measure passes.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of let

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Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
The Vatican said that Leo had expressed deep concern about conditions in Oleshky and sought a ceasefire to permit aid deliveries and evacuations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of permit

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Dior has a long history with Harrods, which began in 1953 when Christian Dior inaugurated a corner shop at the Knightsbridge store.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
The interview in The Bookman had inaugurated what turned into a flurry of correspondence with his old clerk in the spring of 1892.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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