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 Shabazz started packing up his video equipment and swore audibly at officers several more times. — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026 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

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Some demonstrators cursed at police officers holding riot shields, while others yelled out as passing cars honked in support of the protest.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Home of a fur seal trade leading to an almost extinction of seals, a whaling station, and then many volcanic eruptions leading to the destruction of scientific stations, this island looks like it is cursed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cursed

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Becerra has vowed to issue an executive order to maintain health coverage for every Californian affected by federal cuts.

— Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
In contrast, Bass said Israel is not committing genocide and vowed to oppose legislation that seeks to enact BDS at City Hall.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of vowed

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Jawad Boulos, who represented Sarsour when he was convicted in Israel, testified in August that Sarsour was coerced into confessing and that he wasn’t convicted of any charge tying him to a terrorist organization.

— Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Rogers testified at his trial that the questions were harmless.

— Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 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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And Micron execs promised more good times ahead, forecasting revenue in the current quarter that will top analyst targets and explaining that the world's AI data centers will be starved for memory chips for the foreseeable future.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
On Thursday, France’s Education Minister Édouard Geffray promised on X to implement online learning for students affected by the disruption.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of promised

Verb

Meanwhile, Lula pledged to expand protections introduced during his administration, particularly at the end of last year after a series of cases sparked demonstrations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
In a brief speech at his coronation, Nyabongo pledged to be a unifying figure for all his people.

— Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of pledged

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