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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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Recent Examples of sworn
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Service members such as Partezana were sworn to silence for 43 years following the tests — until the law mandating that silence was lifted in 1996 — and given little warning about the harmful physical side effects of nuclear fallout.
—Hope Hodge Seck, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Soon after being sworn into office, his new secretary of defense, Peter Hegseth, warned NATO to prepare for American troop withdrawals from Europe.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The League of Women Voters analysis was based largely on public records, including court filings, sworn testimony, grand jury reports, a state audit and the Sheriff’s Office’s own data.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The youngest governor ever elected in Wisocnsin was Leonard James Farwell, who was 32 years old when sworn into office in 1852.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The decision reinforces due process protections for immigrants and citizens alike, curbing warrantless arrests and asserting that even federal agents must answer to the same legal standards they are sworn to uphold.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Santos was still sworn into Congress in 2022 despite the inconsistencies raised about his background and campaign finances.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Papal elections, by contrast, are infrequent and rely on votes from cardinals who have sworn an oath of secrecy.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
The men’s lives fatally collide at a train station just three months after Garfield is sworn into office.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Service members such as Partezana were sworn to silence for 43 years following the tests — until the law mandating that silence was lifted in 1996 — and given little warning about the harmful physical side effects of nuclear fallout.
—Hope Hodge Seck, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Soon after being sworn into office, his new secretary of defense, Peter Hegseth, warned NATO to prepare for American troop withdrawals from Europe.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The League of Women Voters analysis was based largely on public records, including court filings, sworn testimony, grand jury reports, a state audit and the Sheriff’s Office’s own data.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The youngest governor ever elected in Wisocnsin was Leonard James Farwell, who was 32 years old when sworn into office in 1852.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The decision reinforces due process protections for immigrants and citizens alike, curbing warrantless arrests and asserting that even federal agents must answer to the same legal standards they are sworn to uphold.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Santos was still sworn into Congress in 2022 despite the inconsistencies raised about his background and campaign finances.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Papal elections, by contrast, are infrequent and rely on votes from cardinals who have sworn an oath of secrecy.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sworn
Adjective
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For confirmed flights, passengers should arrive to the airport two hours before a domestic flight and three hours before an international flight.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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During a press conference on Wednesday, Trump was asked about the details of the new directive and confirmed report.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The film follows seventeen-year-old Katie Thompson, a troubled teen spiralling after the tragic death of her younger brother – a loss that has left her not only emotionally scarred but also cursed with a disturbing ability to glimpse the world beyond the living.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Shula left, Marino retired and the franchise has been cursed ever since.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Schumer, speaking to reporters after the lunch, highlighted the start of the open enrollment period for the ACA’s health insurance market, and vowed to keep fighting.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani has vowed to immediately start working to implement his campaign promises.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Besides the brothers, three character witnesses also testified for the defense, including neighbor Julie Kerksick.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Last week, Zwerner testified on the longstanding emotional and psychological effects of the shooting.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Left in the dark Early in the pandemic, Florida was determined to keep a lid of secrecy on the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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In a landscape of fear and scarcity, where basic ingredients are nearly impossible to find, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of eggs, flour and sugar.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial earned second place for commentary in a contest organized by America's Newspapers for his coverage of the failings of a city tax initiative that promised civic and economic restoration.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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The price will be closer to $350 (exact costs will vary by dose), although the companies have promised to drop the price over the next two years, administration officials told reporters earlier today.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The La Mancha manor home’s namesake, Josie, (real name is José Fernández-Pacheco) is an inveterate aesthete who is best known to Spanish television audiences as a presenter extraordinaire.—
Maite Sebastiá,
Architectural Digest,
4 Oct. 2025
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Unless just being an inveterate people-pleaser produces the same result.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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China pledged in September to cut emissions by 7-10% from their peak by 2035.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Mayor Daniel Lurie pledged $18 million to cover SNAP Benefits for November.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Sworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sworn. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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