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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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
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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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Aaron Vick Aaron Vick is a multi-x founder, former CEO, best-selling author, process and workflow nerd and early-stage/growth advisor focused on Web3.Aaron Vick, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Finally, real nerds will want to pay attention to the elections for the Wisconsin Assembly — the lower chamber of its state legislature — on election night.Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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But that has been analyzed and dismissed by almost every economist and trade group in the country to look at it.Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
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The company says the service analyzes video, dialogue and subtitles to generate detailed — but spoiler-free, Amazon insists — descriptions of key plot points and events.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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His new visual guide to the Marvel Universe is packed with colorful infographics and trivia designed for both hardcore comics geeks and casual fans alike.EW Staff, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Louie’s patients include a doctor, a rabbi, a tech geek and a drug dealer, and all of them are recurring characters in the series.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
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Rio immediately identifies this to be Agatha’s trial, deducing that her worst nightmare — apart from having to embody this preppy ’80s aesthetic — would be facing up to any of the many deaths she’s caused over the centuries.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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Documents say law enforcement deduced the plate had been stolen to conceal the driver’s identity.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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In these scenarios, study a parcel’s pressure levels to determine if these spots are worth your time.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Since 2016, officials studied and selected single bore, receiving federal environmental clearance.Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Lopez, who worked at Otro Cafe the day of the high-profile visit, found out the pair were headed to the restaurant only about an hour in advance.Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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Ice Cream — Little Maya finds out her dad can't pick her up from practice.John Archer, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Wilson then began reading the list into her microphone.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Now read the latest MacBook, iPhone, and iMac headlines in Forbes’ weekly Apple Loop news digest...Ewan Spence, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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As philosopher George Santayana reminds us, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The cerebral cortex is the brain’s outermost layer and is involved in many of the higher functions of the human brain including memory, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and emotions..Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Swot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swot. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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