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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  • In June, officials confirmed the formation of an El Niño, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide, that is expected to grow to historic strength.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Carolina Panthers and tight end Darren Waller have agreed to a one-year free-agent deal, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about a player’s contract.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of confirmed
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  • Following the military conquests initiated by Genghis Khan in 1206, the Mongols unified vast territories stretching from the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the Persian Gulf and the Danube River, creating the largest contiguous land empire in history.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The authorization decision needs to account for who initiated the action, what authority was delegated, the business purpose, which systems are in scope and how long that access should last.
    — Shashwat Sehgal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiated
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  • Liberal critics, however, argued—also rightly—that the Soviet Union was a decaying, economically crippled giant by the time Reagan was inaugurated.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The devastation has tested Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella, who was inaugurated just days before the earthquake shook the country's west.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of inaugurated
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  • At the same time, the court affirmed the constitutionality of the voluntary pact.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In June, the Supreme Court affirmed that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country are citizens at birth.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of affirmed
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  • Red Sox starter Sonny Gray (14-3) permitted two runs and six hits in six innings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In a world where women aren’t generally allowed to be angry, there’s a freedom in spaces where female anger is permitted, encouraged, and embraced.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of permitted
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  • The Pennsylvania Lottery says winners aren't known until prizes are claimed and tickets are validated.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The advance leans on techniques from several mathematicians, and two Anthropic mathematicians, Levent Alpöge and Ralph Furman, studied and validated the proof.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of validated
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  • Many of these proposals require constitutional amendments approved by two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states.
    — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Mayor Ross McMullin and the Keller City Council unanimously approved a resolution early Thursday morning in opposition to an upcoming data center proposed for a site in Westlake near the Keller border.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of approved
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