as in promised
to make a solemn declaration of intent
she vowed to love him forever
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Recent Examples of vowed
OpenAI’s founders vowed not to privilege speed over safety, and the organization’s articles of incorporation made benefitting humanity a legally binding duty.
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Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Before redistricting, that seat, the 49th Congressional District, had been the region’s most competitive, and with Desmond in the race, Republicans had vowed to direct considerable resources to beating Levin.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
In the wake of their mother's death, Dias, who relocated to Ocala to care for her grandchildren, vowed not to leave their side.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Steers died earlier this year, but the organization has vowed to keep its mission of protecting Big Bear's wildlife and their habitat.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Trump earlier this week signed an executive order to place new federal controls on voting by mail in states such as California, an action that Democrats called unconstitutional and vowed to challenge in court.
—Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
In other states, such as Arizona, top election officials have vowed to push back against the order, but so far Morales hasn't indicated any plans to.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
When her husband died in 1925, Belle vowed to continue the magazine.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iraq has vowed to investigate.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Before redistricting, that seat, the 49th Congressional District, had been the region’s most competitive, and with Desmond in the race, Republicans had vowed to direct considerable resources to beating Levin.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
In the wake of their mother's death, Dias, who relocated to Ocala to care for her grandchildren, vowed not to leave their side.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Steers died earlier this year, but the organization has vowed to keep its mission of protecting Big Bear's wildlife and their habitat.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Trump earlier this week signed an executive order to place new federal controls on voting by mail in states such as California, an action that Democrats called unconstitutional and vowed to challenge in court.
—Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
In other states, such as Arizona, top election officials have vowed to push back against the order, but so far Morales hasn't indicated any plans to.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
When her husband died in 1925, Belle vowed to continue the magazine.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iraq has vowed to investigate.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowed
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Specifically, McKenzie had become obsessed with cryptocurrency — the online infrastructure of alternative forms of money backed by a system of computer code that promised to revolutionize the world, or, failing that, make a lot of people very rich.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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Chimney Rock, North Carolina — Markwayne Mullin, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, promised Tuesday that DHS employees affected by the ongoing government shutdown can expect to receive paychecks by the end of the week.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Frank often mocked Gus’s improbable revelations, as when Gus swore a saint had appeared to him through his bedroom curtains one night.—
David Mcgrath,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic swore never to stand between military officials and B2B SaaS influencer slop.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Within minutes of Trump signing the order, top election officials in Oregon and Arizona, two states that rely heavily on mail ballots, pledged to sue, arguing that the president was illegally encroaching on the right of states to run elections.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Trump pledged to do right by farmers, who had already been buffeted by his erratic tariff regime and Chinese retaliation.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Vowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vowed. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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