swearing in

present participle of swear in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swearing in
Verb
  • Last week that meant initiating a 10 percent reduction in flights at airports across the country.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
  • There’s no overthinking or kid gloves when initiating change.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Air Jordan 3 has been in the news quite a bit recently, with SoleFly confirming that a shipment of its upcoming collaboration was stolen and could delay the launch.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • House Speaker Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican, released a statement Tuesday evening confirming that lawmakers will not convene in Topeka on Friday for the redistricting special session that GOP leaders have been pushing for weeks.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • If, as Kingsnorth claims, gender-affirming medicine is an assault on human nature and the human body, then so, too, are pacemakers and prosthetic limbs, or Botox and condoms, for that matter.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries voiced firm support for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday, affirming Schumer’s leadership despite internal party divisions over the latest spending deal.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Eisenman has also broadened the brand’s appeal to bring in other generations, most recently inaugurating a 360-degree campaign with new global ambassador Leighton Meester.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Japan and the world commemorated the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, inaugurating a new era of human history.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But the mandates also help colleges shovel heaps of bureaucratic muck—validating data for accreditation, carrying out enrollment, flagging troubled students, aggregating metrics of all kinds.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Still, Colbert didn’t shy from validating those who tied the cancellation to political pressure.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Swearing in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swearing%20in. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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