SWEARING IN Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

swearing in

verb

present participle of swear in

as in installing

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League officials said the Clippers violated salary cap rules by initiating off-court income opportunities and facilitating endorsement agreements for Kawhi Leonard, who was also fined $700,000.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
District officials are now tasked with choosing between creating direct costs to taxpayers or initiating widespread layoffs.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

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The previous day, Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery more than 3,000 kilometers (1,800 miles) from Ukraine in Siberia, Ukraine’s General Staff said, confirming earlier reports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
The memorandum begins a technical evaluation rather than confirming flight tests or launches.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

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The shooting rocked the LGBTQIA+ community in a city normally known as an affirming place to live.

— Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a comprehensive framework affirming the rights of Indigenous populations worldwide.

— USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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Carrie Esopenko, co-director of the TBI and Concussion Center and also part of the research group, says the research is still at the early stages of validating the biological mechanisms.

— Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
This includes establishing consistent measurement standards across platforms, consolidating fragmented reporting, validating incoming data and improving data freshness.

— Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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