SWEARS IN Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

swears in

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present tense third-person singular of swear in

as in confirms

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An Irregular spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE that the company is investigating how to securely run cybersecurity tests with AI agents.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Research confirms that affirming personal values significantly reduces stress and rumination, even proactively.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of confirms

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Under Turkish labor law, once an authorized union initiates a legal strike, active worker participation is required to complete the process.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
Piper Sandler initiates CoreWeave as overweight Piper says the stock has plenty more room to run.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of initiates

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Now, Flores is driving towards something, with intent, and affirms a willingness to prove commitment more so than simply describe pain.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Nearly a decade and a half after its original release, Lifestyle’s reintroduction affirms how beautiful, even landscape-altering things come from the smallest, silliest instincts, like having fun making music with your friends.

— Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026

Definition of affirms

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Muse Code installs from the terminal with a single command and takes on whole engineering jobs across large repositories, planning the change, writing the code, and checking the result.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Experts say those instructions can paste and install a malicious command that installs malware on the device.

— Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of installs

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Security identifies viable attack paths and validates which defenses break them.

— Jonathan Baker, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Mamdani and other critics of Israel have argued the International Criminal Court’s open warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest on charges of genocide and war crimes in Gaza validates their calls for his arrest.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of validates

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Welcome to the wild world of casting non-professional actors, a practice that is in the spotlight this year as the Academy inaugurates the casting Oscar.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi, on Monday.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026

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Designed to solve dorm room console storage struggles, this officially licensed 5TB Seagate Game Drive lets gamers vault their entire library without deleting titles.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Save room for the S’mores Board, which lets diners roast marshmallows and build dessert right at the table.

— Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of lets

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State law permits any mail-in ballots submitted by or before Election Day to get counted up to three days after the election, meaning the Wyandotte County Elections Office will still be counting votes until Friday.

— Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
It’s commonly seen as too loud, too expensive, too unhealthy, too environmentally unfriendly, and an unnecessary eyesore that requires a lot of red tape between landlords and city permits to procure.

— Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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