swears in

verb

present tense third-person singular of swear in
as in confirms

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  1. confirms
  2. initiates
  3. affirms
  4. installs
  5. validates
  6. inaugurates
  7. lets
  8. permits
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  • According to a news release, a new agreement confirms that the UG and Wyandotte County Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will keep jurisdiction over all ancillary development surrounding the stadium.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Wrap confirms that a fifth installment in the Disney Channel Original Movie franchise is on the way.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of confirms
Verb
  • If the release of taurine initiates NLRP3 inflammation, would supplementing the macrophages with taurine stop inflammation?
    — Kristel Tjandra, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Archdiocese initiates church investigation The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas issued a statement Tuesday responding to Storey’s guilty plea.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of initiates
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  • 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
  • Cosmic Symphony memorializes the instruments, honors their journeys, and affirms the resilience of the human spirit.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of affirms
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  • Whether Adobe strikes ArtCraft down or Anthropic installs more guardrails onto its models to prevent reverse engineering, AI is here to stay, and so are AI apps.
    — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
  • To combat inertia, the team installs the Alluminox platform in hospitals free of charge, and charge them only a minimal fee per use.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of installs
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  • Spending time with him on two occasions validates Diplo’s assertion.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • This is even more exciting considering that this research validates teaming the JWST with radio telescopes to detect and track FRBs back to their points of origin.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of validates
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  • Our history, it’s implied, inaugurates the best version of our future.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Northlight Theatre inaugurates its swank Evanston digs with The Front Page, set in a Chicago newsroom and starring real-life spouses Kate Fry and Timothy Edward Kane.
    — Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of inaugurates
Verb
  • Forgotten Bakery also lets its customers craft their own bagel sandwiches.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Stokes recommends that users turn off the option that lets Meta train its AI on conversations, and periodically review what the assistant has saved about them.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of lets
Verb
  • The prohibition on gathering ramps extends to the Eastern Band of Cherokee, though a recent agreement with the National Park Service permits several dozen members to gather sochan within park boundaries.
    — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The ordinance permits Highfill to apply excess bond proceeds to retire debt early if construction costs come in below projections, and the city holds the option to call and prepay bonds without penalty starting June 1, 2033.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of permits
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