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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
Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
More than 2,000 Amazon shoppers have added the makeup essential to their carts in the past month alone, with several shoppers swearing by its breathable texture in their reviews.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Chicago was one of three cities to come in fourth place, with an average of 17 daily swears.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2023
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Verb
The market Since President Donald Trump was sworn into office last month, the S & P 500 is down 0.7%.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
More than 2,000 Amazon shoppers have added the makeup essential to their carts in the past month alone, with several shoppers swearing by its breathable texture in their reviews.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
July Carry-On Pro, $325 Mystery Ranch Our editor in chief swears by this handsome 45 L Mystery Ranch Mission Rover for many reasons.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Chicago was one of three cities to come in fourth place, with an average of 17 daily swears.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear
Verb
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The man known only as ‘B’ is half-mortal and half-god, cursed and compelled to violence, even at the sacrifice of his sanity.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Abraham gave us a Salieri both blessed and cursed to appreciate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s genius far more acutely than any living soul.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump has promised to bring back coal, and those two states have subsequently provided him his greatest margins of victory over the past three presidential election cycles.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Trump has promised to expand the country’s oil and gas production with an eye to economic growth and lower prices.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Many of the state bills to ease residency requirements have been based on model legislation from the Cicero Institute, a conservative think tank that sent representatives to testify to legislatures after proposing such programs in 2020.—
Arielle Zionts,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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The appeals court noted in its ruling that women had been allowed to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 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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President Trump on Tuesday vowed to proceed next week with his previous threats of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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As President Trump vows to rein in government spending and saddle federal money with new restrictions, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has a lot at stake — including about $1 billion in federal grants, according to its director, Barbara Ferrer.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The idea of everyone clamoring to get a severance chip, only to damn a part of themselves to an eternal life of suffering, is incredibly bleak.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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But former members say they were inundated with emails and posts questioning or damning them for taking part and had to remind fans that the Village People now had a very different lineup.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Trump, with the support of some Republican lawmakers, has pledged to make the tax reductions permanent, as they are set to expire in 2025.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The university found images of Phi Gamma Delta pledges being blindfolded on a couch, with one holding a Nazi swastika.—
Steven Walker,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Swear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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