as in promised
to make a solemn declaration of intent
she vowed to love him forever
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Recent Examples of vowed
The deported activists vowed to continue efforts challenging Israel’s blockade of Gaza.
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Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Spanish health authorities had vowed, in order to reassure locals, that anyone coming off the ship would only encounter the military or health personnel gathered here to take them onwards to their flights home.
—Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
He's also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary's public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán's party — until objectivity can be restored.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
The university has vowed to continue to draw from CU’s general fund to keep The Deion Sanders Experiment afloat.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Dozens of boys say they were abused in a Christian scouting program that vowed to raise godly men.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 7 May 2026
After deciding to become a priest, Hopkins burned all his poems and vowed to give up writing, but his Jesuit superior, as well as his own study of Welsh language and literature, encouraged him to return to his art.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Duncan, a Democrat whose murder conviction was vacated in 2021 after evidence emerged that police officers had lied in court, has vowed to help fix the system that once failed him.
—Sara Cline, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026
Slaton and Lovvorn met at a concert in the park, got engaged inside the padded room of a haunted house in winter 2024, and have since vowed to spend forever together.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Spanish health authorities had vowed, in order to reassure locals, that anyone coming off the ship would only encounter the military or health personnel gathered here to take them onwards to their flights home.
—Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
He's also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary's public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán's party — until objectivity can be restored.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
The university has vowed to continue to draw from CU’s general fund to keep The Deion Sanders Experiment afloat.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Dozens of boys say they were abused in a Christian scouting program that vowed to raise godly men.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 7 May 2026
After deciding to become a priest, Hopkins burned all his poems and vowed to give up writing, but his Jesuit superior, as well as his own study of Welsh language and literature, encouraged him to return to his art.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Duncan, a Democrat whose murder conviction was vacated in 2021 after evidence emerged that police officers had lied in court, has vowed to help fix the system that once failed him.
—Sara Cline, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026
Slaton and Lovvorn met at a concert in the park, got engaged inside the padded room of a haunted house in winter 2024, and have since vowed to spend forever together.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowed
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Vijay Dandapani, president of the Hotel Association of New York City, said city hotels are seeing a modest upswing in summer bookings -- around 10% compared with the previous year — but nowhere close to the windfall promised by FIFA and other tournament boosters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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The New York Times Games boss has promised the upcoming Wordle game show will stay true to the puzzle game and revealed it will be taped this summer.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Then-Vice President Harris swore Bass into office in 2022.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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And the body that sold stories like Chambliss’s for years, who swore compensating players would cheapen the game, is the only entity who wants his story to end.—
Bomani Jones,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to revive his struggling government but faced growing calls to resign after a disastrous set of local and regional elections for his Labour Party.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Governments have already pledged to deploy a record 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves in a move co-ordinated by the IEA.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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“Vowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vowed. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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