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
Noun
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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And each release is supposed to include a unique Easter egg somewhere on the label, a little something for the super whiskey nerds.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
19 May 2026
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Younger fans may see him as Blair Waldorf’s step-dad, while the freshmen film nerds (c’est moi) first saw the twinkle during that famous dinner with André.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Verb
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At the lot where the Bombsight meet happens, Geisha finds out the squad is looking for V-One.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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Sean is tested when his longtime friend and employee Jorge (Trey Santiago-Hudson) finds out about all of Sean’s changes and feels betrayed — Sean’s new sous chef gig means the end of the food truck, which Jorge was relying on.—
Ashley Boucher,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Design geeks will love the adjacent historic cottages and wide stretch of coastline giving the setting a ye olde California postcard quality.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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Despite the smaller merits caseload, tax law geeks like me have been delighted to see high-profile tax cases reach the Court.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Verb
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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This metric analyzes a college’s expendable assets divided by its total liabilities, so it hones in on a school’s ability to cover its debt.—
Matt Schifrin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Araminta deduces that Sophie went to Lady Violet Bridgerton’s Masquerade Ball because Benedict came calling asking if Posy wore silver to the ball.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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Bundle also deduces that Jimmy shot his own arm at the estate to draw attention away from him and Lorraine as suspects.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Swots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swots. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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