as in nerds
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
every time he begged off a night at the pub—saying he had to study—his mates teased him for being a swot
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Recent Examples of swots
Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
Nobody talked about the furtive ambition of the swots.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swots
Noun
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Tape nerds will note that Dončić also made six 2s from the left side of the free-throw area.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Once the territory of grandfathers and sitcom nerds, sweater vests have had a resurgence over the last decade.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In Season 1 Morgan discovered Roman may have inadvertently become involved in Los Angeles' criminal underworld, and Karadec finds out Roman was an FBI informant who's likely now in Nevada.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Paul finds out and blows his top.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the 1990s, the internet boom created overnight fortunes along with unforeseen challenges for some tech geeks and impresarios who founded wildly successful dot-coms.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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If Substack creators can make a living on affiliate links, why not music geeks?—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The blood test analyzes 460 different biomarkers across 19 organs and systems, then provides a detailed breakdown of how quickly each part of your body is aging.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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John and Penny’s guilt Elizabeth deduces that the unidentified bones in the cemetery belong to Peter Mercer (Will Stevens), the boyfriend of the stabbing victim whose murder the TMC is investigating at the start of the story.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The critical thinker, therefore, deduces that you may be well served to start saving at a much higher rate earlier in life, recognizing that your ability to save in the middle may be diminished—only to pile on the savings again toward the end of your career.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Swots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swots. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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