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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
Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Especially if that command is given outside the theater of war, with no imminent danger to personnel, and even more so when present on the streets of an American city where the people those soldiers swore to defend are petitioning the actions of their government.
—Dan Tully, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Kris Holt, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s a heavy focus on Asia’s first One&Only spa, featuring a green caviar body exfoliation and an Augustinus Bader facial celebs swear by.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Garrison, chief of the Dunnigan Fire Protection District and sworn to protect about 1,300 residents, is among 15 rural district chiefs representing unincorporated parts of Yolo County.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Especially if that command is given outside the theater of war, with no imminent danger to personnel, and even more so when present on the streets of an American city where the people those soldiers swore to defend are petitioning the actions of their government.
—Dan Tully, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Noun
The station asked the band not to include the swears.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s a heavy focus on Asia’s first One&Only spa, featuring a green caviar body exfoliation and an Augustinus Bader facial celebs swear by.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear
Verb
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Cassandra is a Greek mythological figure who can foretell the future, but is cursed to have no one ever believe her.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Facing execution for accidentally cursing President Saddam Hussein on stage, actor Salem pretends to be insane.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
Verb
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The upcoming shows promise to be a nostalgic celebration for longtime fans and a rare chance to hear a beloved track performed live by the band that wrote it.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
23 June 2025
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Its closure would alienate Tehran further How the Israel-Iran standoff took a turn and what's next after a pivotal 24 hours NATO allies promise to hike defense spending — but can they be trusted?—
Victor Loh,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Another former girlfriend of Combs testified under the pseudonym Jane in court.—
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Accounts of what unfolded that night in Moscow have emerged from two of the surviving roommates, who were both expected to testify at trial.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
30 June 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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However, Netanyahu has vowed to fight on until all remaining hostages being held in Gaza are returned, a position at odds with a group representing relatives of the captives.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
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President Donald Trump has vowed to remove millions of immigrants without legal status as part of a hard-line mass deportation policy.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
Verb
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But a groundswell of protest art was answering the call with a new kind of ardent feeling that damned the false piety and hypocrisy of homophobic Christian doctrine.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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In theory, the Cavs could damn the torpedoes for a span of two seasons before the real, lasting damage from the second apron hits in the form of a frozen draft pick that is moved to the end of the 2033 first round.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Verb
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The to-be junior with a three-star rating pledged to Boston College in February, with Minnesota offering on May 1.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
22 June 2025
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Even as California’s legislative leaders pledge to make daily life more affordable in the state.—
Lupe Lopez,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
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“Swear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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