Thesaurus results for SWORE

swore

verb

Definition of swore

past tense of swear

as in cursed

to use offensive or indecent language no one is allowed to swear in this house

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as in vowed

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 testified

to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact the sworn statement of the witness was presented as evidence

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Recent Examples of swore Cloobeck allegedly contacted Lavie’s attorney, swore at him and threatened him, his property and members of his family, according to the complaint. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh said in a statement Thursday that Immigration Minister Tony Burke swore them in the day before at a citizenship ceremony in their Australian home city of Brisbane. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Even Jane Fonda, who swore Raman into office after her 2024 city council reelection, endorsed Karen Bass for mayor instead. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 While Duncan said that Bottalico swore the pitch got away from him, Bonds denied it. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 Raison, who had previously studied meditation, used the EAR to evaluate whether two hundred people who participated in meditation subsequently became kinder, swore less, or engaged in deeper conversations. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 July 2026 There were even Colombian fans with yellow and red split shirts, who swore allegiance to their beloved Colombia, but wanted to pay their respect to one of the legends of the game. — Sergio Gonzalez, New York Times, 28 June 2026 McNulty said his mother never swore unless necessary for a good joke. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 June 2026 During the middle of the day when the sun was brightest, visitors swore they had been transported to a faraway tropical island. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026

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Verb

Pete Davidson is either the luckiest man in Hollywood or a guy cursed with an undeserved bad rap.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
However, Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton was fined and suspended for five games after last Tuesday’s contest, when two girls sitting courtside in support of Cunnigham said Keaton cursed at them and called them insane.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of cursed

Verb

Later that day, in a reply to a fan’s Reddit post, Hank vowed to shift his own use of AI.

— Matt Carlstrom, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
In an August 14 report from RadarOnline, sources claimed that the Fight Club star has vowed to repair his relationships with his eldest child, Maddox, and eldest daughter Zahara.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of vowed

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During a preliminary hearing in 2021, Los Angeles Police Department detectives testified that Jester and three others broke into Jackson’s Hollywood Hills rental and accosted the rapper in a shower.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
After Callan’s birth, Clancy had taken medication for mental health problems, according to her providers, and had sought help from several mental health professionals who testified this week.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of testified

Verb

Only his father’s respectability, and perhaps his odd Motown accent, spared him from getting cussed out by bridesmaids at society weddings as a wastrel and drunkard, a shameless woman-wrapper.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Many of them cussed at me, as if having dialogue is not allowed.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cussed

Verb

Before Khabib retired, his father promised that Makhachev would carry the championship torch of their gym.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Whereas its predecessor, 2021’s No Way Home, sold itself on bringing back heroes and villains from prior Spider-Man entries, Brand New Day promised a general reset.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of promised

Verb

Castillo pledged Thursday to continue her focus on animals and cosmetic genetic engineering.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, authorities are awaiting tons of supplies and humanitarian aid from countries that have pledged their support, among them Peru, China, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pledged

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