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
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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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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
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Relationship managers can leverage AI to analyze client payment behaviors, identifying prospects for cross-selling or upselling products.Carlos Netto, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Scientists at the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute analyzed the results of 14 studies by scientists all over the world associated with the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology consortium.Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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By combining decadeslong photo records with the same statistical approach companies use to set life insurance rates, scientists have deduced that at least one species of whale survives almost twice as long as researchers expected.ByMitch Leslie, science.org, 20 Dec. 2024
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The researchers studied the wastewater in eight large wastewater treatment facilities across the U.S., which are similar in size and treatment technology to those that serve 70 percent of the country.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Researchers studied over 5,200 adults from southern Italy for 13 years to see how consuming a Mediterranean diet affected their lifespan.18 Study participants who closely followed a Mediterranean diet lived longest, with an average lifespan of about 90 years.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 7 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
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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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The bottom line In a sign of how much investors are currently worried about inflation returning, the Institute for Supply Management’s services index, an inflation reading typically secondary to more significant data points like the consumer price index, is sending shockwaves through the market.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Send submissions here and read more Metropolitan Diary here.James Barron, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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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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Participants learn to make halloumi, mozzarella, mascarpone, and butter using raw milk and vegetarian rennet.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Swot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swot. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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