blasphemed

verb

past tense of blaspheme
as in swore
to use offensive or indecent language shocked that someone would blaspheme in church, of all places

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  1. swore
  2. cursed
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  • There were even Colombian fans with yellow and red split shirts, who swore allegiance to their beloved Colombia, but wanted to pay their respect to one of the legends of the game.
    — Sergio Gonzalez, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • McNulty said his mother never swore unless necessary for a good joke.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Definition of swore
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  • The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • Unlike Tithonus, cursed to age forever, electoral rules can and should be renewed.
    — Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of cursed
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