Thesaurus results for SWORE

swore

verb

Definition of swore next

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 Then-Vice President Harris swore Bass into office in 2022. —

Austin Turner, CBS News, 4 May 2026 And the body that sold stories like Chambliss’s for years, who swore compensating players would cheapen the game, is the only entity who wants his story to end. —

Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026 Frank often mocked Gus’s improbable revelations, as when Gus swore a saint had appeared to him through his bedroom curtains one night. —

David McGrath, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026 Attorney General Pam Bondi swore Mullin in at a ceremony held in the Oval Office surrounded by his family and other administration officials. —

The Hill Staff, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2026 Anthropic swore never to stand between military officials and B2B SaaS influencer slop. —

Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 When calls went to a wrong number or voicemail, Krishnamoorthi swore at staffers and demanded new phone numbers, one former campaign staffer said. —

Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 Liu — who sports halo hair, has been vocal about her progressive politics and swore on camera after winning — has flipped the stereotype on its head, forcing figure skating to move along with the tide. —

Rachel Hale, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026 Kennedy received a verbal warning from governing body World Curling a day after the feisty back-and-forth with the Swedish team, when fingers were pointed and the Canadian player repeatedly swore. —

Steve Douglas, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026

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In the series adaptation, from creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Turner (Up In The Air, X-Men First Class), a ruthless and crass barbarian is cursed to only use his violence for good, which sends him, his talking axe and a young witch on a road of self discovery, redemption and revenge.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Created by Mike Moreci and Nathan Gooden and edited by Adrian Wassel, Barbaric centers on a ruthless and crass barbarian who is cursed to only use his violence for good, which sends him, his talking axe and a young witch, on a road of self-discovery, redemption and revenge.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026