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as in to promise
to make a solemn declaration of intent
swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
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as in curse
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
can't you express your frustration without using swears?
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Recent Examples of swear
Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2025
Johnson, who struggles with a neuroma, swears by her Oofos mules to keep it from acting up.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025
Stacey Colino, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
Could a nice good swear on the pitch to express one’s anger stop a player from lashing out physically, channelling their anger through their vocal cords rather than their fists?
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Travel-size Vaseline 4-pack This may sound like an odd addition, but my dad swears by Vaseline.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2025
Johnson, who struggles with a neuroma, swears by her Oofos mules to keep it from acting up.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
Is this the kind of situation where mild swears seem generally used?
—Stacey Colino, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
Could a nice good swear on the pitch to express one’s anger stop a player from lashing out physically, channelling their anger through their vocal cords rather than their fists?
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear
Verb
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Alisah, who was present in the passenger’s seat of the car, also got caught up in the mix, cursing at Renner’s mom.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
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Finally, there are always travelers who have to get their luggage wrapped because their suitcase is falling apart or they’ve been cursed with a rogue zipper.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a corner Reluctance to cut welfare spending and raise taxes, while promising big-ticket spending on the NHS, defense, infrastructure and education, means that Labour has boxed itself into a corner, Peel Hunt's Chief Economist Kallum Pickering told CNBC.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Unlike some products that promise glow-in-the-dark illumination that barely shows, our testers found that the Takeya Actives Kids Water Bottle fully delivered on its promise.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During Thursday's hearing, a sheriff's deputy testified that the bodies were found covered by camouflage tarps in woods on state land in Tiptonville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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Charles Adelson testified at length in his own trial before he was ultimately convicted and sentenced to life in prison.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And, when the alarm wails hours before dawn, human cusses of angry protest join the chorus of budget appliances failing before their time.—
Virginia Konchan,
The New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2024
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My grandmother extended a ladder up into this tough old cuss of a tree and climbed up, at some risk, to pick the bulging fruit.—
Jim Meddleton,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2024
Verb
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Greg has been blasphemed on national hockey shows up there, eh?—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2024
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Earlier this month, Abdul Rauf, a Muslim English teacher, was gunned down in Turbat after his students accused him of blaspheming in one of his lectures.—
Hasan Ali,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Aug. 2023
Verb
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The former leader — who faces decades in prison if convicted — has vowed to stand in next year’s presidential election despite a ban against him running, a stance analysts believe will damage the right’s chances of returning to power.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, Kraft Heinz sold both its Planters nut business and its natural cheese business, vowing to reinvest the money into higher-growth brands like P3 protein snacks and Lunchables.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann lost a long-shot bid to have damning DNA evidence thrown out Wednesday, after a New York judge ruled that prosecutors can use the evidence against him at trial in a decision police expect to impact far more cases.—
Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Without either damning or lauding him, the script drops wry hints that POTUS’ relaxed charm is as much a part of the package as his experience and authority.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The campaign saw 18,682 backers pledging over $3 million, with every backer receiving a Sleep A30.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Harvard’s athletics website has scrubbed from its pages a policy pledging inclusion for transgender athletes.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Swear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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