swears in

verb

Definition of swears innext
present tense third-person singular of swear in
as in confirms

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  1. confirms
  2. initiates
  3. affirms
  4. validates
  5. lets
Verb
  • Study after study confirms that the number 1 reason consumers prefer to purchase foods and beverages is taste.
    Hank Cardello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While the Senate typically confirms nominees brought for a vote, for more than three decades, every former president has had at least one Cabinet nominee withdraw their name from consideration.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of confirms
Verb
  • The goal is to comply with the climate initiates of the Paris Agreement, an international treaty signed in 2015 to prevent climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This protein initiates the activation of genes necessary for the creation of new sensory cells.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of initiates
Verb
  • Research like this only affirms that merchants and retailers offering this form of financing can benefit through higher sales.
    Gene Marks, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • In the video, Rae most astutely re-affirms her actual and legitimate pre-social media dance background while twirling around dark Paris streets with her dancers.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of affirms
Verb
  • Kennedy’s nomination validates and enshrines public mistrust of government health programs, said Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
    Arthur Allen, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Kennedy's nomination validates and enshrines public mistrust of government health programs, said Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
    Arthur Allen, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of validates
Verb
  • The often-unsung heroes of the IT department have the task of deploying and maintaining the infrastructure that lets organizations thrive in the digital era.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Today, along with all those stats, YouTube announced a new feature called Watch With, which lets creators add their own commentary and analysis to sports content in real time.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
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