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 Bowie swore her allegiance to ISIS through multiple audio recordings and conducted surveillance at the Capitol at least five times, taking dozens of photos, according to Tremaroli. — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 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

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In Practical Magic 2, a multi generational family of witches, cursed to be loveless for centuries, attempts to break the spell by confronting dark secrets and sacrificing for each other.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Behold the plight of the Ryan Murphy character, cursed to behave nonsensically and flit wildly from plotline to plotline based on the writer’s whims.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of cursed

Verb

Anthropic and OpenAI, among other AI companies, have vowed to do better with safety.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Saudi had vowed to retaliate after the Houthis carried out their largest attack on the kingdom since a 2022 ceasefire, injuring 73 people and disrupting oil production.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of vowed

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Grant and two other members of Banks’s entourage made plea deals and testified against the rapper during the trial.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
But instead of a fun time checking out a new city, her trip turned into a nightmare, Tina testified in a federal courtroom yesterday.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of testified

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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

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Saudi Arabia has promised to build desalination plants and two airports, and invest in telecommunications projects worth more than $1 billion.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
Repairs have since taken much longer than promised as costs have increased from initial estimates, creating plenty of material for Foulkes to criticize McKee’s leadership.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of promised

Verb

In his inauguration speech, Min Aung Hlaing pledged to restore normal engagement with ASEAN and to work to strengthen international relations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Coinbase has pledged another $25 million in spending ahead of this year's midterms as the crypto industry presses Congress to pass new digital-asset rules.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of pledged

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