swotting

present participle of swot, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swotting
Verb
  • Other teams of astronomers have looked for clues about the movements of giant planets in the orbits of asteroids and other small objects, studying them like footprints to reconstruct how they might have been pushed or pulled into their current orbits by the gravity of giant planets on the move.
    Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026
  • By studying past hurricanes, AI models can identify similarities with current storms and help forecasters detect important changes earlier.
    Katie Garch, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Pennsylvania American Water is also collecting and analyzing additional water quality samples, including bacteria samples.
    Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Future EVs may function as intelligent assistants, constantly analyzing conditions and offering guidance in the background.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • That’s cramming too many homes on limited acreage, especially in an area where traffic is already dangerous because of so many new developments, two neighbors told the board to applause from the Town Hall audience.
    Joe Marusak May 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
  • Clark agreed with Reinhart’s observations, but warned that the four-day workweek wasn’t so much as cramming a 40-hour week into four days as a genuine reduction to 32 hours, one that respected an employee’s life outside of work.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Keep reading to find out what else your favorite celebrities had to say to commemorate leaving the halls of high school.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • Additionally, reading via social media or online hypertext can cause the body to follow a dopamine cycle, rather than allowing the body to relax, Helmick said.
    Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Both these properties are important tools for deducing the age and origin of the comet.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The ending unfolds in a broadly similar way in both versions, with Bundle deducing that Loraine killed Gerry.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • If the story of the past two years was one of slow, grinding forward progress for Russia,the story of this year is very different.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
  • Nine crucial years of expansion and solidification of the pernicious institution went by, speeding the nation’s road toward a grinding war.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • What was your reaction to finding out that your character was going to die like that?
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • But parenthood offers you this opportunity to burn your entire life down in sacrifice to finding out what’s real.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • In this context, Mentor126 notes that continuous access to guidance becomes an area of growing interest for many learning leaders.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • After learning their rent is being raised, the pair embark on a reckless night out that inspires an impulsive idea of faking a movie and seeing who shows up.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 June 2026
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“Swotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swotting. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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