swear by
verb
swore by; swearing by; swears by
: to place great confidence in
swears by his mechanic
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Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 8 Mar. 2026
John also swears by cold plunges to reduce inflammation and kick-start his mornings.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
My mom swears by writing her shopping list by hand.
—Brittany Huston, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
My mom swears by them as a medical hack for combatting nausea, too.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
Some folks swear by just a bit of flour, others by seasoned bread crumbs.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
While PowerPoint has won countless converts, many creators of the NFL’s most advanced offenses still swear by a different piece of the Microsoft Office suite.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
In particular, interior defensive linemen Zach Allen and John Franklin-Myers have sworn by Jordan as a major contributor to their individual growth.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Kilian Jornet, the incomparable mountain ultramarathoner, swears by it.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
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Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 8 Mar. 2026
John also swears by cold plunges to reduce inflammation and kick-start his mornings.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
My mom swears by writing her shopping list by hand.
—Brittany Huston, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
My mom swears by them as a medical hack for combatting nausea, too.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
Some folks swear by just a bit of flour, others by seasoned bread crumbs.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
While PowerPoint has won countless converts, many creators of the NFL’s most advanced offenses still swear by a different piece of the Microsoft Office suite.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
In particular, interior defensive linemen Zach Allen and John Franklin-Myers have sworn by Jordan as a major contributor to their individual growth.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Kilian Jornet, the incomparable mountain ultramarathoner, swears by it.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Swear by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20by. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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