swear in

verb

Definition of swear innext
as in to confirm

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Recent Examples of swear in Kellen was not sworn in to testify for the interview, which was conducted behind closed doors. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 The council plans to make an appointment during its June 22 business meeting, and the interim mayor will be sworn in on July 1. — Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026 Federal officials haven’t indicated when efforts to swear in or interview applicants from these countries will resume. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026 That would give them an excuse to refuse to swear in new members of Congress. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swear in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear in
  1. confirm
  2. install
  3. initiate
  4. affirm
  5. validate
  6. let
  7. permit
  8. inaugurate
Verb
  • The department later confirmed that the area was secure and that no further threat to the public remained.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Also Tuesday, just after court was dismissed, Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, Massachusetts, was arrested outside the courthouse in Plymouth, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts State Police confirmed.
    — Blayne Alexander, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of confirm
Verb
  • Use a drill to install a paper towel holder to the side of the island opposite the towel hooks.
    — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Operators must evaluate the upfront capital investment required to purchase carbon capture machinery and install secure pipeline transport against daily output rates.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of install
Verb
  • Who initiated, what was delegated, and which agents and tools took part?
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Later, his father and uncle would initiate him into the masculine play worlds of Albany’s bars, poolrooms, and bowling alleys.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of initiate
Verb
  • The shooting rocked the LGBTQIA+ community in a city normally known as an affirming place to live.
    — Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a comprehensive framework affirming the rights of Indigenous populations worldwide.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of affirm
Verb
  • Local authorities would then have the opportunity to validate the permits before a license is issued.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Electrical testing also helped validate the basic concept for multifunctional composite parts.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of validate
Verb
  • Reddington once again petitioned the judge to allow the jury to keep deliberating without the one juror who was in the way of a unanimous verdict, asking him to dismiss the juror and let the others continue with an alternate.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Those images let the brush detect when it’s arrived at a space between your teeth and trigger the jet accordingly.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of let
Verb
  • If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech?
    — Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • There is no official balloon season, since flights can operate throughout the year whenever conditions permit.
    — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of permit
Verb
  • The White House Hillary and Bill moved from the governor’s mansion to the White House in 1993, when Bill was inaugurated as the 42nd president.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The first Bulgari Hotel & Resorts in Milan marked its 20th anniversary in 2024 and was inaugurated three years after the overall project was launched.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of inaugurate

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