SWEARING IN Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

swearing in

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present participle of swear in

as in installing

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Joining Jovic in the frontcourt, Kusturica started in both scrimmages and has the body composition and athleticism to play both forward positions while also handling the ball and initiating the offense.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Legislators could begin the process of repealing the lock box by initiating a new amendment, but that wouldn’t go before voters until 2028.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

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Construction companies should also review their subcontract agreements, recordkeeping practices, and procedures for confirming that workers have been properly paid.

— Steven M. Frederick, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Celebrities and the street style set are already on board with the look, confirming the decadent footwear trend is having a moment this fall.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026

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In a move designed to attract more voters, lawmakers attached language that would place a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in the Missouri Constitution.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Opponents argued the measure would also enable the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors to be overturned.

— Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

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The special report has been cited in thousands of academic papers, in legislative testimony and in media coverage validating carbon capture and storage as a realistic solution to global warming.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
In addition to late-arriving mail ballots, the California secretary of state told ABC News that there is an arduous process of counting mail ballots and validating voters' signatures, as each envelope signature must match the signatures on file.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

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