Thesaurus results for PROMISES

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verb

present tense third-person singular of promise

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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promises

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noun

plural of promise

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

Verb

In this world, Joe is the smartest guy in the room, and Camacho promises the populace that Joe will solve all America’s problems in one week. — Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 Shanahan promises to reduce McCaffrey’s workload every offseason. — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 In that same vein, Kidman and Bullock have reunited in Practical Magic 2, a sequel directed by Susanne Bier that promises to delight fans and take us across the pond to a whole new continent of spooky locales. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 Jet resigns herself to her fate, and promises her sister and nieces that her passing will be peaceful. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 So begins The Good Daughter, a six-episode Southern Gothic tale debuting on November 12 that promises catharsis for those who embrace the story’s grim introduction. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026 For endurance athletes, Apple promises up to 84 hours in Low Power Mode and 45 hours of continuous GPS tracking, enough to power through a 100-mile ultramarathon. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 There will be at least 12 moments, Six Flags promises, in which riders will experience airtime lifts. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The company also promises your recordings are encrypted during transmission, and your data isn't stored, shared or used to train AI models. — New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026

Noun

Especially younger voters need to learn why capitalism is better than socialism and why promises of free stuff by the left will come at a huge cost. — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026 New York Governor Kathy Hochul, who last month placed a moratorium on hyperscaler data center development, has acknowledged the gap between big promises and few jobs. — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026 Papadopoulos is prepared to defend his civil rights and the Medicaid services that fulfill those promises. — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 For all their promises of liberalisation, Sharaa and his government haven’t fully moved on from the past. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026 Factory visits from Strange Parts and Bitner Built add a little weight to these promises, but questions around long-term reliability, software polish, calibration, and real-world print quality will have to wait until production machines reach users. — New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026 The initiative, expected to cost about $28 billion through 2029, is a cornerstone of Prabowo’s administration and one of his key campaign promises. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 The Clippers claimed that the NBA broke its promises on what the investigation would entail. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Democratic leadership’s demand for party discipline collided this week with promises that the caucus has enough room for socialists and moderates, a harbinger of trouble next year if Democrats win the majority. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for promises

Verb

Cathy Engelbert will step down as WNBA commissioner at year’s end after more than seven years, but vows to stay on temporarily if a successor isn’t found.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Their parents, Maggie Baird and Patrick O’Connell, were also there to watch their son exchange vows.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of vows

Verb

The model then predicts how much those variants affect molecular function.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
The latest forecast predicts the center will pass roughly 115 to 150 miles west of Kauai, close enough that any additional eastward shifts in the track could bring stronger winds and greater impacts, particularly to Kauai, the hurricane center said.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of predicts

Noun

But neither opponents nor his own Labour Party legislators have been able to grill him on the details of pledges made against the tough backdrop of mounting security challenges and economic pressure from the Iran war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
The increasing chances of being taken, whether one is in a church, mosque, school, on a trip to the capital Abuja or resting at home, is a grim reality that should not be the case given Tinubu’s firm campaign pledges.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of pledges

Verb

Continue reading … EXISTENTIAL RACE — Anthropic insider quits, warns AI could wipe out humanity 'by end of the decade'.

— , FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warns crews near Kuwait and Bahrain to abandon tankers as both sides maneuver to control the Strait of Hormuz, a vital chokepoint for global oil shipments.

— Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of warns

Verb

The fact Dodson and Gay played in the preseason finale hints that they could be released this weekend.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
One of the photos released shows the pair of friends-turned-secret-lovers in bed together, while another shot of them facing each other in a bathroom hints that there’s tension lingering.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hints

Verb

That bodes extremely well for plane spotting out in broad daylight this summer.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
The Obama Presidential Center opening June 18 also bodes well for tourism, both in burnishing the city’s image and creating a new attraction to draw domestic and international visitors to Chicago, Reynolds said.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026