1
as in vowed
to make a solemn declaration of intent
they promised to keep in touch with us after they moved away
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as in predicted
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
given the cast, the new sitcom promises to be an excellent show
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Recent Examples of promised
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
The Levy Center is now home to CUNY’s MA Program in Biography and Memoir (BAM), one of the few in the world, and a gift of $10 million from the Leon Levy Foundation to the center’s endowment fund in 2024, with another $5 million promised in matching grants, has secured the center’s future.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Two decades ago, social media promised connection and knowledge.
—Vilas Dhar, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The $100 billion promised — which will be in cash — will mostly flow back to Nvidia even though OpenAI is free to choose how to deploy the money.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
OpenAI appeared befuddled at the bad reception and promised to make changes.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Mel's journey will offer fans something new, showrunner Jess Castro promised Entertainment Weekly.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Last year, Bark, the company behind the monthly subscription BarkBox, launched its own airline that promised to put dogs first.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Musk has promised the imminent arrival of robotaxis every year for a decade.
—Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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Australia promised a 62-70 percent cut below 2005 levels by 2035.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
The Levy Center is now home to CUNY’s MA Program in Biography and Memoir (BAM), one of the few in the world, and a gift of $10 million from the Leon Levy Foundation to the center’s endowment fund in 2024, with another $5 million promised in matching grants, has secured the center’s future.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Two decades ago, social media promised connection and knowledge.
—Vilas Dhar, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The $100 billion promised — which will be in cash — will mostly flow back to Nvidia even though OpenAI is free to choose how to deploy the money.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
OpenAI appeared befuddled at the bad reception and promised to make changes.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Mel's journey will offer fans something new, showrunner Jess Castro promised Entertainment Weekly.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Last year, Bark, the company behind the monthly subscription BarkBox, launched its own airline that promised to put dogs first.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Musk has promised the imminent arrival of robotaxis every year for a decade.
—Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promised
Adjective
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The appeal of our brand is that we are focused in a disciplined way, in a committed way, to making these performance products.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Despite a committed Viggo Mortensen, playing one of the murderous Sawyer clan, this is the most cookie-cutter of the Chainsaw movies.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some of Kimmel's supporters vowed to cancel their subscriptions to Disney+ in protest of his suspension, and more than 400 celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston and Selena Gomez, signed an open letter from the American Civil Liberties Union backing the comedian.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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In late August, Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed to take revenge for the killing of their prime minister and other political leaders by Israeli airstrikes earlier that month.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With Musk pushed out of the administration and DOGE's influence waning, some onlookers predicted in the weeks leading up to the shutdown deadline that the White House would be less eager to terminate more jobs.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, Buckley predicted that the Phillies would broker another four-year agreement to keep their 56-homer bat in the middle of the order for the rest of his prime.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The engaged couple is still working together at the same police department.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The fans have a right to be an engaged part of that cause.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Again After the accident, Barker swore off flying for good.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Hunted by his former boss, Brooks (Perlman) — a ruthless crime lord who knows every secret Don swore to bury — Don must fight for redemption, protect the boy, and face the sins of the woman who pulled him back in… one bullet at a time.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The federal government's changing stance on climate change Federal scientists have warned about the negative impacts of climate change since at least 1974.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that the snowfall will be accompanied with gusty winds of up to 50 mph.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tight end Jaivion Martin, who pledged to Arkansas football in May, has reopened his recruitment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Sep. 2025
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Conservatives have pledged to continue funding and supporting the organization following Kirk's death.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Animal studies had hinted that this might not be the entire story, showing overlap in earlier processing areas, but until now there'd been no robust research on this process in human brains.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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On Thursday, Stubblebine hinted to me that the company might have some AI tricks up its sleeve.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Promised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promised. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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