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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
Amy Stoddard, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2026
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
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Some swear by using coffee grounds to give their Christmas cactus encouragement during the blooming season.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
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Verb
When failures occur, the consequences extend far beyond a single incident, affecting families, communities, public safety and the people institutions are sworn to protect and serve.
—Amy Stoddard, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2026
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
Noun
In both The Wire and 25th Hour, Whitlock uttered his catchphrase swear.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Some swear by using coffee grounds to give their Christmas cactus encouragement during the blooming season.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear
Verb
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Delaney Evans, who drove a CATS bus for 10 years, said she has been spit on, threatened, cursed at, stalked.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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The Mexicans are convinced that they’re cursed.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Find beauty in the ephemeral, and gratitude in what is not promised, and always invest in the people that want to see you blossom.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Though there are still many unknowns regarding the full effect of ayahuasca on the human experience, if my own is any indication, the mental and emotional gates this plant can open seem promising.—
Michaela Trimble,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Verb
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The program allows non-citizens to testify before a grand jury to mitigate consequences of actual or pending charges against them or others.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban and other college sports figures testified Wednesday in support of a bipartisan bill aimed at overhauling a system where players can increasingly earn millions of dollars while moving freely between schools.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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He’d just been followed down a country highway by an angry mob, which screamed cusses and gave him the finger.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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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
Verb
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For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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China banned the ad for insulting national dignity and blaspheming traditional culture.—
Dr. Shan Nair,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Large insurers such as UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente and Humana have vowed to reduce the use of prior authorizations.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Amid an ongoing trade war with the US, Carney has vowed to double Canadian exports to other markets in the next decade and signed more than 20 economic and security deals in the last year.—
Reuters May 28,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
Verb
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But the damning evidence is mounting.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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None of these phrases is damning on its own.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Hudson Williams, the Canadian sweetheart behind the smash hit Heated Rivalry, has pledged his allegiance to the English department.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Escalona, who recently replaced Commissioner Joe Carollo, pledged on the campaign trail last year that one of his first legislative items would be creating an online salary portal.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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“Swear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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