swore in

verb

past tense of swear in
as in installed

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  1. confirmed
  2. initiated
  3. inaugurated
  4. affirmed
  5. permitted
  6. validated
  7. approved
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  • Orange County Health Care Agency officials have confirmed the county's first human West Nile case of 2026, which some medical experts believe could be one of the worst mosquito seasons on record.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, health officials in Michigan — which has the most cyclosporiasis cases — confirmed the first deaths linked to this outbreak in the United States.
    — Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of confirmed
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  • These non-renewals are those initiated by insurance companies.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Officers tracked the vehicle to Williamstown Road in near Preston Road in North Dallas, more than 16 miles away, and initiated a traffic stop.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiated
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  • The same year that the Lincoln Memorial was inaugurated, the tomb of Tutankhamum was discovered in Egypt, fueling a broader fascination with ancient civilizations, monuments and the ways societies preserved memories of powerful figures.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Also on Wednesday, Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated a memorial museum dedicated to the 2024 uprising.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of inaugurated
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  • But our meetings with families and older community members in senior centers throughout Arizona affirmed that gaps in memory care are systemic rather than isolated.
    — Eric Cerino, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The presentation also affirmed the possibility of an analysis looking at alternative ways to ease congestion in the I-77 South corridor besides toll lanes and providing a side-by-side comparison with the current proposal.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of affirmed
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  • Opening Pacific marine monument waters could give the fleet more opportunities, since foreign ships wouldn’t be permitted to fish there.
    — NPR, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
  • OpenAI’s was a sandbox with a hole in software the model was permitted to use.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of permitted
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  • That allows manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers developing vehicles on NVIDIA’s architecture to evaluate a lidar sensor already validated for the platform instead of spending additional engineering time proving compatibility.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The goal is to ensure first impressions are validated by concrete evidence, not just gut feelings.
    — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of validated
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  • Today, the compounds remain the main ingredients in hundreds of products on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s list of disinfectants approved to combat SARS-CoV-2.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Woodstock Planning Commission partially approved a proposal for the Ansley Park mobile home community property on Thursday.
    — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of approved
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