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as in to promise
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 curse
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
can't you express your frustration without using swears?
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Recent Examples of swear
Sara Hussain, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Their origination shouldn't be entirely surprising, especially for those who swear by Korean sunscreens.
—Marie Lodi, Allure, 22 May 2025
Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
Biggest takeaways from 'Hard Knocks' with Bears: An HBO show with no swears?
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Some swear by kasturi manjal (wild turmeric); others make do with what’s on hand.
—Sara Hussain, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Their origination shouldn't be entirely surprising, especially for those who swear by Korean sunscreens.
—Marie Lodi, Allure, 22 May 2025
Noun
There’s a heavy focus on Asia’s first One&Only spa, featuring a green caviar body exfoliation and an Augustinus Bader facial celebs swear by.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
Biggest takeaways from 'Hard Knocks' with Bears: An HBO show with no swears?
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear
Verb
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Whispers of an old legend resurface, warning that the play might be cursed.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2025
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In rules introduced by the FIA ahead of the season, F1 drivers could be penalized – with monetary fines or loss of championship points – for cursing in press conferences.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Of course, no lead is secure in the golf world, so Sunday promises to be full of intrigue and excitement at Quail Hollow.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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The company promised to provide staff with two free black T-shirts, which the union claims many employees have not yet received.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Combs’ former employee Capricorn Clark is expected to testify first, followed by two law enforcement officials.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2025
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Cudi testified that Combs was livid that the Grammy-winning rapper had been seeing Ventura romantically, even spending the holidays with her family in Connecticut.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
Noun
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And, when the alarm wails hours before dawn, human cusses of angry protest join the chorus of budget appliances failing before their time.—
Virginia Konchan,
The New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2024
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My grandmother extended a ladder up into this tough old cuss of a tree and climbed up, at some risk, to pick the bulging fruit.—
Jim Meddleton,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2024
Verb
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Greg has been blasphemed on national hockey shows up there, eh?—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2024
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Earlier this month, Abdul Rauf, a Muslim English teacher, was gunned down in Turbat after his students accused him of blaspheming in one of his lectures.—
Hasan Ali,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Aug. 2023
Verb
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Bonta, the California attorney general, has vowed to sue.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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Changes to Medicaid: Trump has vowed to protect Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for Americans with low incomes and disabilities.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
Verb
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But a groundswell of protest art was answering the call with a new kind of ardent feeling that damned the false piety and hypocrisy of homophobic Christian doctrine.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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In theory, the Cavs could damn the torpedoes for a span of two seasons before the real, lasting damage from the second apron hits in the form of a frozen draft pick that is moved to the end of the 2033 first round.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Since the report’s release, each member of the Taskforce — which runs alongside Kate’s broader Shaping Us campaign — has pledged to take action.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Montenegro has pledged to avoid any cooperation with the far-right Chega party.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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“Swear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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