swotting

present participle of swot, British

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swotting
Verb
  • That led to the Identity Project, a multiyear effort in which Bloomfield High School students spent the year studying the Holocaust and genocide.
    Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
  • González developed her classic yet defiantly modern approach while studying at the University of Seville, where Spanish masters such as Diego Velázquez and Francisco de Zurbarán painted in the naturalist Baroque tradition.
    Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • The researchers evaluated how GLP-1 weight-loss drugs impact reproductive hormones and metabolic outcomes, analyzing data of men between the ages of 18 and 65 who were taking one of the medications, according to a press release.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
  • BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • At their core, Rush were always about glorious musical excess, routinely cramming more riffs and time signatures into single songs than some bands managed on entire albums.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
  • The two stayed up late into the night Monday, cramming information on each candidate.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Someone who typically learns through reading might experiment with hands-on learning.
    Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
  • Continue reading … SAFE SPACES — Minneapolis city council hear arguments in favor of legalizing adult bathhouses for LGBTQ community.
    , FOXNews.com, 19 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
  • The boys were grinding today, my goodness.
    Mark Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Antonelli had actually just managed to pass Russell on track on lap 61 before grinding to a halt a lap later.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • With the news that Assad had fled the country came the hope of finding out their fates.
    Sally Hayden, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • What was your reaction to finding out that your character was going to die like that?
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • His 3-year-old son Sonny is learning to swing a fat plastic bat, all while working on his launch angle.
    Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • On April 18, 2025, immigration officers went to the Milwaukee County courthouse after learning Flores-Ruiz had reentered the country illegally and was scheduled to appear before Dugan for a hearing in a state battery case.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026
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“Swotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swotting. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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