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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
Malia Griggs, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
May 8 would mark 180 days, meaning that the seat could remain vacant until next November when the regular election is held, or next January when councilors are sworn into office, if Fernandes Anderson does not resign by that time.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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
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Verb
Schwartz and Glamour West Coast senior editor Jessica Radloff swear by them too.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
May 8 would mark 180 days, meaning that the seat could remain vacant until next November when the regular election is held, or next January when councilors are sworn into office, if Fernandes Anderson does not resign by that time.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Biggest takeaways from 'Hard Knocks' with Bears: An HBO show with no swears?
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear
Verb
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More specifically, that I’ve been cursed by an ex who didn’t take our breakup particularly well.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
11 Apr. 2025
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Another animal purportedly cursed the team in 1969.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Kennedy, who listened and then walked arm-in-arm with Charles-Newton for the last leg of the hike, promised to look into the program and whether any funding was being impacted by the HHS-wide restructuring.—
Cheyenne Haslett,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Step Six: Market The Outcome Of The Certificate Program Your program should promise a transformation, not just a topic.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Witnesses in the trial included Jose Uribe, a New Jersey businessman who pleaded guilty last year and testified for the government.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Last year, Discord Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Jason Citron was called to testify before the US Senate at a hearing on protecting children online.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 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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The Hill’s housing series: Trump vowed to bring down housing costs.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump and the White House vowed to continue fighting for religious liberty and protecting Christianity within the United States in recognizing the start of Holy Week on Palm Sunday.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Winners: The flappers' defenders — many of them men — noted the unfair double-standard that damned young women for doing the same things that young men had always done.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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In the end, the several dozen men gathered in the centuries-old house to pledge their allegiance to Shoufi's militia, whooping and singing while performing a battle version of a celebratory dance.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Full Story Despite Trump’s fossil fuel embrace, some moves rankle industry While President Trump has pledged to be a friend to the fossil fuel industry and taken steps intended to bolster it, several of his recent moves have garnered pushback from oil, gas and coal executives.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Swear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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