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
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
But Cuomo faces roadblocks by Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, who has vowed not to drop out.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Amindeh Blaise Atabong, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In July 2016, Ciara and Wilson exchanged vows during a secret wedding ceremony at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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Verb
In their statement, Condé United and the NewsGuild of New York vowed to get more clarity on Teen Vogue’s trajectory moving forward.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
But Cuomo faces roadblocks by Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, who has vowed not to drop out.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
But the vow has not assuaged local youth.
—Amindeh Blaise Atabong, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In July 2016, Ciara and Wilson exchanged vows during a secret wedding ceremony at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vow
Verb
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Both candidates have bemoaned the state's high cost of living and surging energy prices, with Ciattarelli vowing to lower New Jersey's high property taxes and Sherrill promising to freeze electricity bills.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That blueprint must become real commitments to replenish adaptation and loss-and-damage funds, move beyond the Glasgow pledge to double adaptation finance by 2025, and work toward tripling by 2030, channelled directly to farmers, mayors, engineers, and innovators.—
Natalie Unterstell,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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OpenAI made the pledge to improve its safety protections for people in mental distress on the day the Raine family filed their suit.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Soon after being sworn into office, his new secretary of defense, Peter Hegseth, warned NATO to prepare for American troop withdrawals from Europe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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If someone swears on air, hosts typically apologize immediately to stay within Ofcom’s rules and avoid complaints or investigation.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Vow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vow. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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