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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
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
McNulty said his mother never swore unless necessary for a good joke.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
Some swear by using coffee grounds to give their Christmas cactus encouragement during the blooming season.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Dec. 2025
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Verb
The Atlanta Police Department later released bodycam footage to TMZ, which showed Poirier attempting to fight a police officer and swearing at airline employees.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
McNulty said his mother never swore unless necessary for a good joke.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Noun
In both The Wire and 25th Hour, Whitlock uttered his catchphrase swear.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
Some swear by using coffee grounds to give their Christmas cactus encouragement during the blooming season.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear
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The Cubs lost 8-6 and the cheers turned to jeers and swears as relief pitcher Jacob Webb cursed his own performance after the game.
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As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?
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At a moment when technology companies were promising to bring people closer together, David Fincher’s acerbic drama about the founding of Facebook had a darker theory about why people wanted to connect in the first place.
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Someone may need clarification around timing, support, or what was actually promised.
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Noncitizens have testified about similar conditions at supposedly temporary ICE detention facilities around the country.
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Prior to Blankenship, former county payroll administrator Laura Baxter testified to confirm what Gillespie said during his testimony.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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China banned the ad for insulting national dignity and blaspheming traditional culture.
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Proponents of a tax on California billionaires vowed on Thursday to move forward with their November ballot measure despite mounting opposition from many of the state’s most powerful political forces.
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Multiple opposition groups quickly put out statements vowing to beat the billionaire’s tax after the measure had officially qualified.
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The other alterations may have contributed to the damning one.
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After coming under fire for publicly berating a TV journalist on social media, Paget Brewster has deleted the damning post and apologized.
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Many countries and global organizations have pledged support and aid.
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World leaders are expressing their condolences today and pledging support through aid, search and rescue assistance and military equipment.
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“Swear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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