swotted

past tense of swot, British

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swotted
Verb
  • Rob Shuter’s #ShuterScoop reported from a source close to William that the prince only found out the meeting was taking place just before the king headed to Clarence House.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Davie detectives then found out that the DEA was also looking into Cooper’s group, and the two agencies began a joint investigation.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lily Harrison’s script is laugh-out-loud funny while staying grounded and deeply relatable.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Becoming a plant parent is also grounding, teaches patience, and creates a chance to reclaim ancestral connections to the land.
    Essence, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The weapon and ammunition are being forensically analyzed by law enforcement at a federal lab for clues that could help identify the shooter or the motive.
    Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Images of the rock with its distinctive features were beamed back to Earth by Perseverance, while X-ray and laser sensors analyzed the chemistry of the markings.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As Australians, much like everyone else, have 1-4% Neanderthal DNA in their genes, researchers logically deduced that hominins couldn’t have arrived any time before that, which would call into question a fundamental belief concerning human migration.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Most of what experts know has been deduced from studying ceramics, camelid remains, and other religious sites, such as Akapana, that dot the Andean highlands.
    Gina Park, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Approaches being studied or already in limited use include pills and liquids, topical creams, sprays or dressings and intravenous injections.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Such ingredients included cannabis extract and synthetic psychedelics whose effects and safety have not been formally documented or studied.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Swotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swotted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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