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adjective

chiefly dialect
as in committed
pledged in marriage I cannot entertain your marriage proposal, for I am already promised to another

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verb

past tense of promise
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
Adjective
With the first of Mamdani’s four promised rent freezes coming at us like a high-speed train, many of us won’t be around for the next three. — Ann Korchak, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026 That is twice the promised average increase in refunds. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
Paramount has previously promised not to close the transaction before July 22. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 July 2026 Tehran promised safe passage to vessels in the strait, but the deal did not define which lanes vessels should use. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 July 2026 The stronger discipline is to make every AI request name the single financial line it's meant to move and the size of the move being promised before it gets funded. — David Zwick, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The President promised to end what had been a quarter century of forever wars in the Middle East. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Critics say the Western-style civil liberties that Beijing promised to maintain for 50 years after the handover have declined. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 The Federal Emergency Management Agency had promised the state $608 million in reimbursement. — Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 Mullin promised a different approach, while still pledging to deliver on the president’s priorities. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Chen Moonves promised to find someone to take her place, however. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promised
  1. committed
  2. vowed
  3. predicted
  4. engaged
  5. swore
  6. warned
  7. pledged
  8. hinted
Adjective
  • If Quentin Tarantino remains committed to retiring from filmmaking after his 10th feature film, then whatever movie the Oscar winner decides to make next will be his swan song from the big screen.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • He is seen as anti-business — FTSE-100 chairs and chief executives privately express horror at the idea of him as chancellor — and as market-unfriendly because he is viewed as less committed than Reeves to fiscal discipline.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of committed
Verb
  • Odysseus and Penelope reunited, and Telemachus was crowned the new king of Ithaca as Odysseus vowed to sail west to honor the men who died along the way.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Another Republican gubernatorial candidate, former House Speaker Paul Renner, vowed to call a special session to halt approval of hyperscale data centers.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of vowed
Verb
  • Before Chinese refining capacity picks up again, the government will want assurances that crude is flowing through the strait unimpeded, Kaneva predicted.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • The figures represented a setback after Central Bank President Luis Pérez predicted in May that monthly inflation would remain in single digits for the rest of the year.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of predicted
Adjective
  • Kelsey and Joey recently got re-engaged after former Division II tennis player got down on one knee during the finale of The Bachelor.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • Instead, people reported feeling more engaged in their work and more productive.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of engaged
Verb
  • News of the fire reached musician Linda Ronstadt, who swore that Dan Tana’s served the best plate of spaghetti in the world.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Raison, who had previously studied meditation, used the EAR to evaluate whether two hundred people who participated in meditation subsequently became kinder, swore less, or engaged in deeper conversations.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
Definition of swore
Verb
  • Sirens sounded in Bahrain this morning, as the country’s Interior Ministry warned citizens to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.
    — Monica Haider, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The Bank of England warned last December of the possibility of a climate Minsky moment, where assets reprice rapidly due to climate shock.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 18 July 2026
Definition of warned
Verb
  • The company also pledged to eliminate its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Earlier this week, the European Commission President pledged a European Union-wide social media ban for under-13s.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Definition of pledged
Verb
  • LeBron update During Prime’s broadcast of Monday’s Heat summer league game, NBA insider Chris Haynes said James’ agent Rich Paul hinted that James’ free agent decision could be coming soon.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Eventually, their bond will sour with Raskova using her knowledge of Zoya’s scandalous paternity (Zoya’s father is heavily hinted to be either Brezhnev or a son of Brezhnev) against Irina somehow, until Irina turns the tables on Raskova herself.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of hinted

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