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swotted

verb

past tense of swot, British
as in found out

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  1. found out
  2. ground
  3. analyzed
  4. deduced
  5. studied
Verb
  • The Osteens found out about the data centers proposed for the property 30 feet from their fence from a county notification in the mail.
    — Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Boyle later found out her son was actually cremated at Heights Crematory.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of found out
Verb
  • Imagine how practical, grounded, and reasonable those babies are going to grow up to be.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Not to mention his signature talent for using humor to keep his scares grounded at a human scale.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of ground
Verb
  • China appears to be building a large surface vessel specifically designed to launch, recover, and support submarine-sized uncrewed underwater vehicles, according to satellite imagery analyzed by naval experts.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • León-Portilla wrote extensively about the conquest of Mexico from the Mexica viewpoint, documented the philosophy of Aztec intellectuals and analyzed poems in Nahuatl — the language of the Mexica empire.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of analyzed
Verb
  • Hurts, from the shotgun, read coverages and deduced mismatches through pre-snap decisions.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Nevertheless, Yu’s parents deduced that Zhou was actually Yu’s romantic partner, and the family collapsed overnight.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of deduced
Verb
  • Pricing plans, rebate information and outage status were flagged as the most consistently difficult content for customers to navigate across every utility digital channel studied.
    — Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Voskanyan had studied in Armenia to be a dentist and later worked a variety of jobs in America including in construction and jewelry and as a dental technician.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of studied
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“Swotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swotted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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