as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
every time he begged off a night at the pub—saying he had to study—his mates teased him for being a swot
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Recent Examples of swot
John McIntyre, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2023
So, swot up, then delegate.
—Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 4 May 2021
The Economist, 13 June 2020
Greenblatt might want to have a chinwag with some of his colleagues in the history department and swot up the biography of someone like Wisconsin’s Robert La Follette, a progressive populist politician perhaps more to his liking.
—Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
Noun
The Oxbridge and Ivy League colleges traditionally had disparaging terms for students who worked too hard and devoted themselves too diligently to learning: swot in England, grind in the United States.
—John McIntyre, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2023
So, swot up, then delegate.
—Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 4 May 2021
Verb
Yamada Jun, the IT expert, became the CEO and travelled to Germany to swot up on renewables.
—The Economist, 13 June 2020
Greenblatt might want to have a chinwag with some of his colleagues in the history department and swot up the biography of someone like Wisconsin’s Robert La Follette, a progressive populist politician perhaps more to his liking.
—Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swot
Noun
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Photo : Watch Print The Dial: The Face of the Wristwatch in the 20th Century True watch nerds will appreciate the depth of this intricate reference book exploring the focal point of every watch: the dial.—
Cait Bazemore,
Robb Report,
8 Jan. 2025
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Econ nerds met, networked, tried to get jobs, shared ideas, and presented hundreds of academic papers.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes structured information from TomTom and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
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Our methodology To determine the best invoicing software for small businesses, CNBC Select analyzed several invoicing service providers.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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For some design geeks, however, the heart and soul of L.A.’s architecture resides not just in its museums and office towers but also in its exalted, often otherworldly houses.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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As the craft beer market evolved, so too did Firestone Walker, not just with nerdy beer geeks seeking limited releases, but also with a broader beer loving crowd.—
Don Tse,
Forbes,
1 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Manners deduced that Timken’s owner must have been a FEE supporter given his circulation of The Freeman.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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As their guesses are accepted or rejected, players can deduce what the rules are.—
James Palmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Dec. 2024
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She was born in London and trained at the Royal College of Music studying piano and music theory.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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But the county previously invited researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study whether that effort is actually preventing homelessness, and positive results could simplify fundraising, Lawson-Remer said.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Ask your line manager for support and find out what internal resources are available in your current workplace's learning and development department, or if there is any upcoming training you can be enrolled in.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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In the summer and fall of 2023, three researchers from a small Russian collective called the Public Sociology Laboratory, or P.S. Lab, travelled to three different regions across Russia, to find out what people thought about the war in Ukraine.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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For more, read Ben’s piece on how Unrivaled became a welcome alternative to going overseas in the offseason.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lively’s text isn’t specific as to who her dragons are, but many are reading it as a reference to her husband Reynolds and her friend Taylor Swift.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Babich learned his lesson and took his foot off the blitzing pedal.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Hill said that many were surprised to learn the extent of Hill-Wolfskill’s support for everyone, from family and friends to complete strangers.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Swot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swot. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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