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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
Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
From the moment President Donald Trump was sworn into office, his administration has intensified its efforts to deliver on his promise of deporting a historic number of immigrants.
—Annell López, Time, 12 May 2025
Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
Biggest takeaways from 'Hard Knocks' with Bears: An HBO show with no swears?
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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Verb
The Roadster feels much improved, despite the fact that Aston swears the spring rates and anti-roll bars are the same on both cars, though some of the variable-damper-control logic has changed.
—Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
From the moment President Donald Trump was sworn into office, his administration has intensified its efforts to deliver on his promise of deporting a historic number of immigrants.
—Annell López, Time, 12 May 2025
Noun
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
Biggest takeaways from 'Hard Knocks' with Bears: An HBO show with no swears?
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear
Verb
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The Compleat Angler burned down in 2008, leaving a vacuum, but historic Alice Town and Bailey Town survive, a bulwark against the development that some say has cursed the island.—
Bob Rountree,
Sun Sentinel,
5 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement As the head of a legal organization that advocates for immigrants, I’m cursed with a front-row view of the framework that threatens to erode our democracy.—
Kica Matos,
Time,
2 May 2025
Verb
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One promising technology is CO₂ dyeing, which eliminates water use entirely for dyeing certain fabrics like polyester.—
Ken Katz,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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While Albanese was criticized for not doing enough to tame rising living costs during his first term, in the years ahead he’s promised a tax cut, cheaper medicines, lower deposits for first-time buyers and 1.2 million houses to ease the housing crisis.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
Verb
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Officer Aicha still tries to move forward with the case, asking if Cecilie’s son, Viggo, could testify against Oscar, but Cecilie refuses to put her son in that situation.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Probably the most important witness of the prosecution’s case, Ventura was called to testify right from the near start of the trial in part because of the advanced stage of her pregnancy.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 May 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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Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel in which fighters killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapped over 250 others.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Administrations in Washington of all political stripes have vowed to address the issue and boost air traffic controller hiring.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Winners: The flappers' defenders — many of them men — noted the unfair double-standard that damned young women for doing the same things that young men had always done.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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The idea of everyone clamoring to get a severance chip, only to damn a part of themselves to an eternal life of suffering, is incredibly bleak.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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To remedy the lack of fresh food, some municipalities have pledged part of their state grocery tax revenues to attract grocery stores, and are contractually obligated to come up with the money whether the state provides it or not.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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This has changed since the last general election, with mayor Andy Street losing to Labour candidate Parker, who pledged to redevelop Witton Station in his manifesto.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Swear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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