forswore

variants also foreswore
past tense of forswear

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forswore
Verb
  • Eventually, however, Lowell’s ideas were discredited—Schiaparelli, once an ally, renounced them—and the world moved on.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
    Karen Lema, Reuters, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Unlike other provisions in the Alien and Sedition Acts, which expired or were repealed, the Alien Enemies Act remains in effect today.
    Robert Birsel Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • His budget-busting tax cuts can be repealed.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Forswore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forswore. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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