swotted

past tense of swot, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swotted
Verb
  • And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The town of Fort Myers Beach issued permits for flood panels for a few years, until FEMA found out and put a stop to it, per reporting by the Cape Coral Breeze.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Getting observational data from Thwaites’ grounding line is the next step, Rignot said.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, the West itself is a nebulous concept, one that was wholly absent from the ancient Greek and Roman luminaries who ground its canon.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • To profile their activity in patients with SCLC, the researchers analyzed tumor samples and non-affected biopsies from a dozen patients using single-cell RNA sequencing and immunophenotyping.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The new study analyzed over 60 sediment samples collected deep within the CCFZ by the China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Now that sleuths have deduced exactly where, the city is marking the spot.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Hurts, from the shotgun, read coverages and deduced mismatches through pre-snap decisions.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Having studied fashion and previously working as a stylist, Jouffret has spent the past eight years overseeing the costumes and characters that appear on-screen.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Traffic, emergency response and even home values were among the issues studied.
    — J.D. Miles, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Swotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swotted. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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