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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Featuring both ancient and modern books from all over the world, this collection is perfect for museum fans and book nerds alike.—
Gaby Iori
March 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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With the help of her best friend Tatum (Rose McGowan), boyfriend Billy (Skeet Ulrich), and cine-literate nerds Randy (Jamie Kennedy) and Stu (Matthew Lillard), Sidney sets out to determine who’s behind the mask.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
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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Part sports hangout, part brewpub, The Ram is the sort of wide-net concept that draws families, high school football fans and — back when craft IPAs were cool — even beer geeks.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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Saturday’s gems put the 7,000-student private school in North Carolina in the spotlight as stat geeks pored through record books to see when — or if — a school ever had two pitching performances of such magnitude occur on the same day.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 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,
7 Mar. 2026
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In just 10 seconds, the AI analyzes the photos and generates a detailed report about hair and scalp, grading you on issues such as temple recession, crown thinning, and more.—
Angela Moscaritolo,
PC Magazine,
7 Mar. 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 9 Mar. 2026.
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