swearing in

verb

present participle of swear in
as in installing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swearing in
  1. initiating
  2. confirming
  3. affirming
  4. inaugurating
  5. validating
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  • Truist analyst Christopher Souther is initiating coverage of CCJ with a buy rating and a $129 target.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Thanks to some painful moments at the pump in the first half of 2026, the IRS took the unusual step of initiating a new standard mileage rate for the second half of the year.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of initiating
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  • Genetic tests can detect Klinefelter disease, for instance, confirming an explanation for low testosterone levels.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Bhasin helped write the Endocrine Society’s current guidelines for testosterone, which recommend discussing testosterone with men who have documented symptoms and two blood test results confirming low hormone levels.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of confirming
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  • Due to the show’s popularity, the line between fiction and reality has blurred for its young cast, and not always in such affirming ways.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • Children’s said that the plaintiffs were attempting to force it to stop granting admitting privileges to physicians who refused to offer gender-affirming care, which would ultimately harm patients.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 July 2026
Definition of affirming
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  • The French leader and others were inaugurating a statue honoring Capt.
    — Masha Macpherson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Britain’s oppression invited the people to take charge of their government, inaugurating a period of broader political participation.
    — T. H. Breen, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of inaugurating
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  • Advertisement But the 2026 movie They Fight has a happy ending, culminating in Quincey winning a boxing tournament in Salisbury, Maryland, validating Manigan as a coach.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 17 July 2026
  • Automation meets nuclear The companies say the control platform is designed to offer scalable and reliable automation for Aalo-X, which serves as a test reactor for validating modular nuclear technologies before commercial deployment.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of validating
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