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swear off

verb as in forswear

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Not swearing off screens, just going to more concerts.

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Mine starts with me brushing cornmeal onto a batch of English muffins at 4 a.m. and ends with me swearing off brunch for at least six years.

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This month, after losing over $1,800 - more than his annual salary - he shut his brokerage account and swore off the market.

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Breaking a delivery habit doesn’t mean swearing off takeout entirely—it’s about finding balance.

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But he is not planning to revive the promise the company made eight years ago to swear off all other foreign deals while his father occupies the White House.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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