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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
John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Viviscal’s formula is a favorite among shoppers, who swear it’s filled in sparse spots and prevented shedding—quickly.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Don’t pretend the cure for coarse speech is a swear jar.
—Eric Preven, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Menefee will fill the remainder of Turner’s term, which ends when a new Congress is sworn into office in January 2027.
—John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Viviscal’s formula is a favorite among shoppers, who swear it’s filled in sparse spots and prevented shedding—quickly.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
Visitors of years past swear by their trick-or-treating hauls from these affluent neighborhoods, specifically the homes of Marissa Meyer (Professorville), Mark Zuckerberg (Crescent Park) and Larry Page and Laurene Powell Jobs (Old Palo Alto).
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Don’t pretend the cure for coarse speech is a swear jar.
—Eric Preven, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear
Verb
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And then also not cursing and catching FCC violations.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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His mother, the dancing, cursing, haggling aunt is now an arthritic septuagenarian.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Lewis promised to help modernize the paper’s business.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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For 2026, the beloved series marks its 66th season and promises a summer filled with romance, comedy and tragedy.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Jose Hidalgo testified after his arrest.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Mosseri is the first executive to testify in the landmark social media addiction trial against YouTube and Instagram parent company Meta in a suit brought by a now 20-year-old woman identified as Kaley.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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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Watching Rome, Shiv, and Ken attempt to battle, scrape, and betray their way into their father’s heart—and, conversely, seeing Logan withhold, meter out, and blaspheme his version of love back at them—propelled Succession through four glorious seasons.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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Carter, along with President Gerald Ford, restored truth and honesty to the White House after Nixon blasphemed the White House with his corruption, his manipulation and his devious ways.—
Dave Anderson,
Baltimore Sun,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The government has vowed to appeal the decision.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Congress failed yesterday to advance a spending bill that would fund the department through the end of September, and Democrats have vowed not to support any bill without major changes to immigration enforcement.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Epstein is different because, under a certain set of assumptions, an individual’s presence in the files is presumptively damning.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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That case rests almost entirely on a single clinical trial, conducted before the DVD was invented, in which its striking benefits were derailed by damning side effects.—
Damian Garde,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Counties would have five years to repay the loans, and would also have to pledge a source of revenue in the event FEMA didn't reimburse the funding.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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That happened after Kennedy pledged during his confirmation hearings not to undermine vaccine funding.—
Amanda Seitz,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Swear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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