SWORE IN Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

swore in

verb

past tense of swear in

as in installed

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Minneola Mayor Pam Serviss confirmed Yeager did not present the paperwork necessary to qualify for the election and will not be eligible to keep his seat this election cycle.

— James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Grieco and Thirteen Lune were dropped from the lawsuit filed March 4, plaintiff Relevance Ventures and legal representation for Grieco confirmed Wednesday.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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SpaceX initiated a bond offering this week as the latest example, following Alphabet, which has raised capital through global debt markets multiple times.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Therefore, egg freezing should ideally be initiated in your 20s or early 30s when both egg quality and quantity are at their peak – not at 36 like AOC.

— Dr. Jaime Knopman, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

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Billboard on Tuesday also affirmed its goal to be transparent about what songs on its chart were made with AI, working with Luminate’s new proprietary AI detector to determine which songs that rank on its charts are made with the technology.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
The party affirmed its backing for Nixon and gubernatorial Democratic nominee David Jolly, as well as other downballot Democrats.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026

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Only qualified wildlife officials, vets or law enforcement officers are permitted to perform euthanasia.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
This behavior by a defendant is not permitted in court and is often grounds for removal from the courtroom or a contempt-of-court charge.

— Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

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With the rapid growth of crypto asset derivatives, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, recently approved select platforms to offer perpetual futures products.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The recent announcement also follows the prior freeze on base rates approved by the Georgia PSC in July 2025, as well as the plan approved in May 2026 to lower overall rates, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

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