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as in vows
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 predicts
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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as in pledges
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something
he made a promise to arrive on time, come hell or high water
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Recent Examples of promises
Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Unlike the vast majority of punk concerts, this promises to be a barrage of melodic, accessible singalongs.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2025
Built on Ethereum, ZKsync promises speed, privacy, and efficiency.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Swift promises 12 songs and no secret extras; the credits say the trio connected in Sweden, sometimes as a skeleton crew but often fleshed out by local musicians.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Robert Zemeckis' comically gruesome look at female beauty standards finds Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn consuming a magic potion that promises eternal life — with a little (nay, a lot) of maintenance.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
This all-star Swiftie panel promises to be a soirée of fun, insight and sparkle.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
This bookstore promises an otherworldly experience.
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
The Tokyo International Film Festival unveiled the lineup on Wednesday for its 38th edition, running October 27 to November 5, and the main competition promises a typically eclectic mix of Asian auteurs, international arthouse stalwarts and new discoveries.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
While most people in established unions may grow closer, like moving in, making long-term promises, getting engaged or married or even in a business sense, like signing a contract, others that are not in alignment may go their separate ways.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
While the Draconids might be difficult to watch this year because of how big and bright the full moon promises to shine, wait a bit.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Clients often ask Lisa Shows to make promises or guarantees about therapeutic outcomes.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next While the focus has shifted away from student visa-holding college campus protesters in recent months, Tuesday's ruling will likely have an impact on future visa revocations by an administration elected on the back of promises to carry out mass deportations.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
DeepSeek’s latest experimental model promises to increase efficiency and improve AI’s ability to handle a lot of information at a fraction of the cost, but questions remain over how effective and safe the architecture is.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
But soon after the union, Rehana says the promises were broken and the psychological abuse and harassment began.
—Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
All of that takes work—the kind of work that AI dating promises, implicitly or explicitly, to render unnecessary.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
This NiceTown design features a grommet top and promises the sort of pitch-black darkness expected from a product with the word Halloween in its title.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Unlike the vast majority of punk concerts, this promises to be a barrage of melodic, accessible singalongs.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2025
Built on Ethereum, ZKsync promises speed, privacy, and efficiency.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Swift promises 12 songs and no secret extras; the credits say the trio connected in Sweden, sometimes as a skeleton crew but often fleshed out by local musicians.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Robert Zemeckis' comically gruesome look at female beauty standards finds Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn consuming a magic potion that promises eternal life — with a little (nay, a lot) of maintenance.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
This all-star Swiftie panel promises to be a soirée of fun, insight and sparkle.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
This bookstore promises an otherworldly experience.
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
The Tokyo International Film Festival unveiled the lineup on Wednesday for its 38th edition, running October 27 to November 5, and the main competition promises a typically eclectic mix of Asian auteurs, international arthouse stalwarts and new discoveries.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Pathways, promises and potential are always the primary motivations.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
While most people in established unions may grow closer, like moving in, making long-term promises, getting engaged or married or even in a business sense, like signing a contract, others that are not in alignment may go their separate ways.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
While the Draconids might be difficult to watch this year because of how big and bright the full moon promises to shine, wait a bit.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Clients often ask Lisa Shows to make promises or guarantees about therapeutic outcomes.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next While the focus has shifted away from student visa-holding college campus protesters in recent months, Tuesday's ruling will likely have an impact on future visa revocations by an administration elected on the back of promises to carry out mass deportations.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
DeepSeek’s latest experimental model promises to increase efficiency and improve AI’s ability to handle a lot of information at a fraction of the cost, but questions remain over how effective and safe the architecture is.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
But soon after the union, Rehana says the promises were broken and the psychological abuse and harassment began.
—Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
All of that takes work—the kind of work that AI dating promises, implicitly or explicitly, to render unnecessary.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promises
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Advertisement In a sign of remarkable growth, Heon no longer vies for power, but rather vows to kill his uncle to ensure that his half-brother, Jin-myeong, can perhaps grow to be the sage king Heon never truly was.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Kyle storms off and vows to find whoever is responsible.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Whether the virtual particles are really there or not, the math predicts exactly what researchers observe in the real world.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat, predicts that the S&P 500 could reach 7,000 by year-end.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas now has 17 pledges for the 2026 class.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2025
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Outside the investment world, the phrase might sound like a mashup of Wall Street jargon and policy pledges.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Here are the maintenance steps expert colorist Kari Hill swears by.—
Maureen Choi,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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Leipzig swears by these connections as a key to living longer and healthier.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This is the scenario Dalio warns of, namely if interest costs exceed growth rates, growth can no longer carry the debt burden in the way that Trump assumes, because growth is vulnerable to shifts in rates, inflation, or the economic cycle.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Kroger warns that these products may contain Listeria monocytogenes, which has been identified in a number of products across multiple grocery store chains, including seafood and meat products in addition to the pasta products Kroger recently identified.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Vladimir hints that the pair’s aww camaraderie may not survive another iteration of their Groundhog Day.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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That also hints to the possibility that the Palestinian Authority’s police – which has long been accused by Palestinians of working in concert with the Israelis to provide security in the West Bank – could take up this role.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That bodes well for Weston Wilson and Otto Kemp, unless the Phillies opt to carry third catcher Garrett Stubbs as a potential pinch runner.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Intel chips here (Arrow Lake-H, Lunar Lake), the Apple M4, and the AMD Ryzen AI 375 were well behind the X2 Elite Extreme reference laptop, which also bodes well for the Qualcomm offering, but bear in mind a few possible caveats.—
Wendy Sheehan Donnell,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Promises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promises. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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