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swore

American  
[swawr, swohr] / swɔr, swoʊr /

verb

  1. a simple past tense of swear.

swore British  
/ swɔː /

verb

  1. the past tense of swear

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“He swore up and down he was the fastest kid in the school,” Moore said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

After the 1973 oil shock, the U.S. and allies swore to maintain emergency stockpiles to make sure there could never be a repeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

In his youth, Kostya served in the army and swore an oath to the Soviet Union.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

The red, white and blue banner graced courthouses where Jewish intellectuals who fled Nazism swore allegiance to the United States.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

Sometimes I swore that she held that bell in her mouth just to keep me from hearing it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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