swotting

verb

Definition of swottingnext
present participle of swot, British
as in studying

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  1. analyzing
  2. reading
  3. grinding
  4. learning
Verb
  • Lawyers and law enforcement have spent months analyzing bystander videos of the May 1, 2023, incident, in which Penny, who was honorably discharged from the Marines in 2021, wrapped his arms around Neely's neck, pinning him while the two were on the floor of the train.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Key strategies for assessing TCO include analyzing initial infrastructure costs, ongoing operational expenses (like maintenance and energy) and data retrieval and scalability costs.
    Danny Hayes, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of analyzing
Verb
  • Continue reading … ‘LOADED GUN IN MY FACE’ – Garth Brooks has faced a list of controversies over the years.
    Fox News, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Advertisement Continue reading here Mookie Betts got ‘lost in the process’ this year.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of reading
Verb
  • Multiple governments have accused Pyongyang of supplying arms to Moscow for its grinding war in Ukraine, a charge both countries have denied, despite significant evidence of such transfers.
    Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
  • This region has a way of grinding up attacks that appear to be transformational.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of grinding
Verb
  • Wong is training machine learning to identify the tiniest of molecules inside aging cells, understand what’s happening with them, and then create drugs that will target and restore those molecules to keep us, biologically, young.
    Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Providing hands-on learning experiences and creating opportunities for girls to engage with technical fields from an early age can also play a significant role in closing the gender gap.
    Kath Mackay, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of learning
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swum

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