blasphemes

present tense third-person singular of blaspheme
as in swears
to use offensive or indecent language shocked that someone would blaspheme in church, of all places

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  • Vogue’s Concetta Ciarlo also swears by Purito’s gel-cream when trying to calm her own flare ups.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Contributor Yelena Moroz Alpert swears by its power.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Liam Perino curses in front of his parents.
    Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Blasphemes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasphemes. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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