forswore

verb

variants also foreswore
past tense of forswear
as in renounced
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) the new government would have to forswear the use of torture if it wished to be granted full diplomatic recognition

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  1. renounced
  2. withdrew
  3. retracted
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  • China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Business Roundtable and several hundred business leaders publicly renounced it in 2019.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of renounced
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  • The Federal Reserve and FDIC withdrew their crypto-asset guidance for banks in April 2025.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Benton resigned from the legislature July 3 and withdrew from seeking reelection.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrew
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  • Another is an integration with the PubPeer database, which allows users to check whether references in a manuscript have received previous PubPeer comments or have been retracted—both of which can indicate quality or integrity issues.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
  • Mas’ud confessed to building the bomb used in the attack, but later retracted the claim and alleged that he was forced to confess, according to the BBC.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of retracted
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