as in promising
to make a solemn declaration of intent
she vowed to love him forever
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Recent Examples of vowing
The Miccosukee Tribe, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the use of the facility, is vowing to continue its lawsuit.
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Ely Brown, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Kraft Heinz sold both its Planters nut business and its natural cheese business, vowing to reinvest the money into higher-growth brands like P3 protein snacks and Lunchables.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Kraft Heinz sold both its Planters nut business and its natural cheese business, vowing to reinvest the money into higher-growth brands like P3 protein snacks.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The move drew immediate backlash, with Trump vowing to meet with possible primary challengers, a sequence of events underscoring the risks of defying him.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
Kim has also ramped up his rhetoric, vowing recently to build up the country’s nuclear program and threatening to use it to destroy South Korea if attacked.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
True to their word, the new commissioners quickly moved to cap sprawl — vowing to raise impact fees on developers to pay for new infrastructure, pushing to restore wetland protections and halting some large-scale projects altogether.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
From wedding cakes to reception venues, brands are vowing to drop everything now for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's impending nuptials.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf acknowledged that the recent 12-day war with Israel exposed vulnerabilities in the country's defense capacities, vowing to rectify those shortcomings as a top priority.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Ely Brown, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Kraft Heinz sold both its Planters nut business and its natural cheese business, vowing to reinvest the money into higher-growth brands like P3 protein snacks and Lunchables.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Kraft Heinz sold both its Planters nut business and its natural cheese business, vowing to reinvest the money into higher-growth brands like P3 protein snacks.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The move drew immediate backlash, with Trump vowing to meet with possible primary challengers, a sequence of events underscoring the risks of defying him.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
Kim has also ramped up his rhetoric, vowing recently to build up the country’s nuclear program and threatening to use it to destroy South Korea if attacked.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
True to their word, the new commissioners quickly moved to cap sprawl — vowing to raise impact fees on developers to pay for new infrastructure, pushing to restore wetland protections and halting some large-scale projects altogether.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
From wedding cakes to reception venues, brands are vowing to drop everything now for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's impending nuptials.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf acknowledged that the recent 12-day war with Israel exposed vulnerabilities in the country's defense capacities, vowing to rectify those shortcomings as a top priority.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowing
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But even without European football, and after a decade in which Old Trafford has at times resembled a graveyard for promising careers, the lure of Manchester United — in terms of glamour, prestige and finance — remains powerful.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a corner Reluctance to cut welfare spending and raise taxes, while promising big-ticket spending on the NHS, defense, infrastructure and education, means that Labour has boxed itself into a corner, Peel Hunt's Chief Economist Kallum Pickering told CNBC.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … OPEN SEAT FIGHT – Former news anchor enters Senate race pledging to secure border, help families.—
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FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a statement following the SCO AI Cooperation Forum held in May, Beijing called on member states to work together in building a collaboration center for AI application, while pledging to promote open-source AI models and share advanced technologies.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher went on one of his bad-boy tirades during a performance at the 1996 show by swearing, wandering the stage and making lewd gestures during his brother Noel's guitar solo.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Davidson struggled but in adulthood found an advocate in his friend’s mother Dottie (Maxine Peake) and under the mentorship of Tommy (Peter Mullan), who saw through the uncontrollable ticks and swearing and gave him a job.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Vowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vowing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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