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

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The problem is when the self-importance of festival political activism crosses wires with these horror nerds.

— Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Today’s Theme This crossword is a tribute to Scrabble, another beloved pastime of word nerds.

— New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of nerds

Noun

Sure, something interesting might eventually happen, but no one outside of a few Canadian space geeks was paying much attention.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
To see which theater geeks could win trophies Monday, which ones are handing them out, and everything else to know about the 2026 Emmy Awards, read on.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of geeks

Verb

The labor economist analyzes the impact of AI on jobs and the economy, as well as the role of education in preparing the workforce for the future.

— Washington Post staff, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Now, Instagram’s AI search engine analyzes the full context of a post, including the caption and the keywords in comments, to understand what a piece of content is about and who should see it.

— Tonia Ryan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of analyzes

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John soon deduces that this is Anton’s (Paul Ben-Victor) planet, the one that had been systematically that wiped out by the Manhunter.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
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

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