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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
Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
In 1975 the Senate reduced the number of votes required for cloture from two-thirds of senators voting to three-fifths of all senators duly chosen and sworn, or 60 of the 100-member Senate.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 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
First responders are defined in this bill as law enforcement agents, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, rescue squad members, correctional officers, and sworn members of the State Fire Marshal’s office.
—Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
In 1975 the Senate reduced the number of votes required for cloture from two-thirds of senators voting to three-fifths of all senators duly chosen and sworn, or 60 of the 100-member Senate.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 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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More specifically, that I’ve been cursed by an ex who didn’t take our breakup particularly well.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
11 Apr. 2025
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Another animal purportedly cursed the team in 1969.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Kennedy, who listened and then walked arm-in-arm with Charles-Newton for the last leg of the hike, promised to look into the program and whether any funding was being impacted by the HHS-wide restructuring.—
Cheyenne Haslett,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The change of course from the White House came after Nvidia promised the Trump administration new U.S. investments in AI data centers, according to one of the sources.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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First responders later testified that Read tried to perform CPR on O'Keefe.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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The jury’s acquittals were unusual because the Justice Department rarely loses such cases in South Florida — recognized as the nation’s healthcare fraud capital — particularly those involving defendants like the three defendants who pleaded guilty and testified against the co-conspirators at trial.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 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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The Hill’s housing series: Trump vowed to bring down housing costs.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump and the White House vowed to continue fighting for religious liberty and protecting Christianity within the United States in recognizing the start of Holy Week on Palm Sunday.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Winners: The flappers' defenders — many of them men — noted the unfair double-standard that damned young women for doing the same things that young men had always done.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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In the end, the several dozen men gathered in the centuries-old house to pledge their allegiance to Shoufi's militia, whooping and singing while performing a battle version of a celebratory dance.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Tim Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has pledged that his organization will support GOP incumbents.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Swear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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