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as in to promise
to make a solemn declaration of intent
swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
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as in curse
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
can't you express your frustration without using swears?
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Recent Examples of swear
Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Read on to find out what size spears our food pros swear by, including tips for using spring's most anticipated (and versatile) harvest.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Chicago was one of three cities to come in fourth place, with an average of 17 daily swears.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2023
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Verb
After almost 40 years of using whitening products, Anderson has sworn them off since February 2024.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
Read on to find out what size spears our food pros swear by, including tips for using spring's most anticipated (and versatile) harvest.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
July Carry-On Pro, $325 Mystery Ranch Our editor in chief swears by this handsome 45 L Mystery Ranch Mission Rover for many reasons.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Chicago was one of three cities to come in fourth place, with an average of 17 daily swears.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear
Verb
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But the Rams have made two playoff appearances since that cursed 2022 campaign, winning the NFC West in 2024 and coming 13 yards away from a trip to the NFC championship game.—
Adam Grosbard,
Orange County Register,
9 Mar. 2025
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Movies adapted from Stephen King works have been either cursed or blessed.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This was the beginning of the end for the Suns promising future.—
Mikai Bruce,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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But instead of going full steam ahead with expanding on a nascent horror franchise, the brothers are returning instead with another new, original horror film — one that promises to be weirder, gorier, scarier, and sadder than their debut.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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First responders later testified that Read tried to perform CPR on O'Keefe.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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The jury’s acquittals were unusual because the Justice Department rarely loses such cases in South Florida — recognized as the nation’s healthcare fraud capital — particularly those involving defendants like the three defendants who pleaded guilty and testified against the co-conspirators at trial.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And, when the alarm wails hours before dawn, human cusses of angry protest join the chorus of budget appliances failing before their time.—
Virginia Konchan,
The New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2024
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My grandmother extended a ladder up into this tough old cuss of a tree and climbed up, at some risk, to pick the bulging fruit.—
Jim Meddleton,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2024
Verb
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Greg has been blasphemed on national hockey shows up there, eh?—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2024
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Earlier this month, Abdul Rauf, a Muslim English teacher, was gunned down in Turbat after his students accused him of blaspheming in one of his lectures.—
Hasan Ali,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Aug. 2023
Verb
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Amid protests from Republican districts enjoying the IRA’s manufacturing boom, Trump is vowing to kill many of these ideas in the cradle.—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Channing Tatum is vowing to stop gaining weight for movie roles.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The idea of everyone clamoring to get a severance chip, only to damn a part of themselves to an eternal life of suffering, is incredibly bleak.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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But former members say they were inundated with emails and posts questioning or damning them for taking part and had to remind fans that the Village People now had a very different lineup.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Johnson, who is widely perceived to owe his Speakership to Trump’s endorsement—the Speaker ballots are public—even pledged to follow Trump’s swerve.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Without even publicly announcing their plans, the foundation already has $10 million pledged, including a significant donation from JJ and Chelsea.—
Dan Woike,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Swear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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