as in to promise
to make a solemn declaration of intent
she vowed to love him forever
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as in promise
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something
we need your vow that you won't damage anything while we're gone
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Recent Examples of vow
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Trump himself had made a celebrated appearance at Bitcoin 2024, vowing an end to the Biden administration’s fraud cases against crypto firms and entrepreneurs.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Ian Swanson, The Hill, 27 May 2025
One of the secrets to Birbiglia’s ability to resist the siren song of stardom may be his wife Jen Stein, who, under the name J. Hope Stein, is a poet, an occupation whose practitioners have taken a vow of non-celeb-acy for decades.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 23 May 2025
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Verb
Trump has vowed to remove millions of immigrants without legal status as part of a hard-line mass deportation policy.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Trump himself had made a celebrated appearance at Bitcoin 2024, vowing an end to the Biden administration’s fraud cases against crypto firms and entrepreneurs.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Noun
The term was coined by Robert Armstrong, a writer for the Financial Times, and is intended to capture how markets have fallen on Trump’s vow to impose steep tariffs on imports to the United States and then jump back up when Trump announces pauses on those tariffs.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 27 May 2025
One of the secrets to Birbiglia’s ability to resist the siren song of stardom may be his wife Jen Stein, who, under the name J. Hope Stein, is a poet, an occupation whose practitioners have taken a vow of non-celeb-acy for decades.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vow
Verb
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Former President Joe Biden blocked the sale on national security grounds, and, as a presidential candidate, Trump also promised to block it.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Trump has promised mass deportations and has moved to roll back Biden-era immigration policies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
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For investors, attention has focused on the impact of higher defense spending pledges from European governments, particularly Germany — recently unleashed from longstanding restraints on fiscal spending.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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The president continues to threaten tariffs, markets react — sometimes severely — and the president often walks back his pledge, giving markets a sigh of relief.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
Verb
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While some swear by the cleaning product for disinfecting their dishwasher, others may be wary and opt for something different.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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To this day, shoppers swear by the leggings’ flattering fit and comfortable style.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2025
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“Vow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vow. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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