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
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Knife nerds will appreciate this collaboration with knife maker K Sabatier enough to pick up the full set of three carbon steel blades (also handily available online).Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
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Sundance is a mecca for film nerds—and experienced skiers.Scott Bay, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2024
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Be Transparent With Your Thought Process Demonstrate your logic: When analyzing an issue with your client, explain your own reasoning process.Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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While critics draw a straight line from Gascon’s progressive policies to increases in crime, analyzing what led to the surge is complicated.Emma Tucker, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
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The problem with modeling your characters on the freaks and geeks of ’90s comedies is that those characters were already generational upgrades of the Brat Pack breakfast club John Hughes assembled.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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What started as an unlikely pairing between a computer whiz and a football legend, ignited a revolution and triggered a seismic collision between the worlds of jocks and geeks.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
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But Han deduced the spider launches its web in response to the vibrations of airborne insect wings.Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
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Upcoming Hulu Series Sparks Backlash in Italy The arriving cops quickly deduced there’d been a crime.Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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They've each been studied independently for their health benefits, with MCTs associated with more effective ketonic diet outcomes and inulin for having positive impacts on lowering blood sugar, inflammation and weight management.New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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Trace One, a product management software company, studied the number of food recalls in the U.S. between 2020 and 2024 and found that the number of recalls grew from 454 to 547 per year.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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To find out more about Whitmore Pest & Wildlife Control’s services, please visit their website.Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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As the movie shows, Callas really did find out by watching television news in Paris.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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The performance read more like a trial run for her upcoming stadium tour with Kendrick Lamar than a Christmastime jam, but honestly?KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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To take some of the pressure off, read on to find the best NYC dates spots.Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
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Through the Zillow Owner Dashboard, homeowners can track their property's value, explore pricing options for potential sales and learn about market trends in their area.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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To learn more about the efforts on Wall Street or to shop local vendors, visit miracleonwallstavl.com.Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Swot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swot. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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