vowing

verb

present participle of vow
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 Utah News Dispatch quoted a Kalshi statement vowing to fight the charges. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa also spoke out against violence at the protests, vowing that the police would clamp down on people breaking the law. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Current board member and former principal Jessica Biggs is vowing to focus on families and early childhood education. — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Lee Thomas Miller celebrated the confines of windowless writing rooms and the catharsis that occurs inside, while also vowing to fight technology’s march toward erasing flesh-and-blood-songwriters. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026 The attack sparked outrage in Israel, with Netanyahu traveling to the attack site and vowing to respond forcefully. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Trump is vowing to expand a ‘golden age’ of prosperity through the end of his presidency. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 As the kid grew up in Los Angeles, shining shoes, selling newspapers, and vowing, unlike the rest of his family, to get an education, one impulse drove him on. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Macron addressed the nation Sunday, condemning the violence and vowing that those responsible would be held accountable. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowing
  1. promising
  2. pledging
  3. swearing
Verb
  • The Republican president has said new strikes on Iran are an option after the midterms and is sending more military resources to the Middle East, despite initially promising Americans a military campaign that would last only a matter of weeks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Apple has also upgraded the six-speaker sound system, promising 50% deeper bass.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of promising
Verb
  • Advertisement No end to the season could have been more apt than Joanne and Noah pledging their eternal love while, in a gorgeous beachfront rental just steps away, their parents and siblings tear each other apart.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Council voted 11-3 to endorse the boycott of the popular coffee chain Starbucks, pledging not to buy any of its products until the company finalizes a fair contract with its unionized baristas.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pledging
Verb
  • His swearing-in ceremony was conducted in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The league on Monday suspended line judge Jeff Seeman for two games for swearing at Arizona’s Trey McBride and referee Adrian Hill for one game for yelling and gesturing at Minnesota’s Eric Wilson.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of swearing

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“Vowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vowing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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