as in swears
to use offensive or indecent language
shocked that someone would blaspheme in church, of all places
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Why fill with swears a show that might otherwise have been appointment viewing for the whole family?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026 -
But in the early days of the Maniacs, everyone swears that Merchant was a shrieking dervish during shows, exorcising her teenage demons on the stage of every bar in the Rust Belt.—
Dan Kois,
Pitchfork,
17 May 2026
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In one of the film's most surprising sequences, his character golfs the best game of his life during a terrifying storm, misses a putt, curses God, and gets struck by lightning.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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Unclear if Instagram curses are transferrable.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Blasphemes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasphemes. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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