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noun

plural of swot, British

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of swot, British

as in finds out

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Noun

Nobody talked about the furtive ambition of the swots. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

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Noun

That’s what has kept it from thriving in South Florida for decades, despite early efforts by pioneering plant nerds.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Daytrippers, suburban hipsters, and tech nerds looking for a break from the city.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026

Definition of nerds

Noun

Funko occupies a massive physical footprint in a far corner of the convention center at SDCC, the annual pop culture festival that attracts over 130,000 fans and geeks from around the world.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
For aviation geeks or those who simply want to keep track of their plane’s unique flying data and route, squawk codes can be tracked on apps and websites like Flightradar24 and Flight Beacon.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

Definition of geeks

Verb

Most existing software analyzes either sensor data or maintenance records independently.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Rajasekharan said Cleo addresses these pain points with AI-native anomaly detection that continuously analyzes activity.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

Definition of analyzes

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Holmes deduces that each pose represents a letter and cracks the code by matching the most common poses with the most common letters.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
Brittany deduces that the only people who have been in the gym recently were Zack, Danny, and Nia, who used the room during her pool party.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 June 2026

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