as in promising
to make a solemn declaration of intent
she vowed to love him forever
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Recent Examples of vowing
Democrats in both chambers are vowing to press on and Republican defections are gradually growing in each chamber.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
The night also featured Randy Savage and Mike Bell being inducted into the MJN Center Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame and Killer Kross and Shotzi vowing to make appearances at ACW’s next event, Indypendence Day on July 18.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Less than two hours after the Supreme Court's ruling was announced, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson released a statement vowing to retry the one-time attorney.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 May 2026
In January 2025, Gascón gave several statements and interviews defending herself over the controversial old tweets, eventually apologizing and vowing silence on social media.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
When the social media app briefly went dark in January 2025, Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that allowed the company to continue operating in the United States, essentially vowing not to enforce the ban while negotiations over a potential sale continued.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 May 2026
The seat will be up for election again in November for the full term, with both Greene and Tunney vowing to run.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 6 May 2026
For now, some lenders are vowing to stick to the bread-and-butter basics of lending.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 May 2026
After vowing to be an ally of June’s (Elisabeth Moss) Mayday resistance movement at the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, Lydia has been secretly recording her thoughts and working behind the scenes in her allyship in The Testaments.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
The night also featured Randy Savage and Mike Bell being inducted into the MJN Center Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame and Killer Kross and Shotzi vowing to make appearances at ACW’s next event, Indypendence Day on July 18.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Less than two hours after the Supreme Court's ruling was announced, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson released a statement vowing to retry the one-time attorney.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 May 2026
In January 2025, Gascón gave several statements and interviews defending herself over the controversial old tweets, eventually apologizing and vowing silence on social media.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
When the social media app briefly went dark in January 2025, Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that allowed the company to continue operating in the United States, essentially vowing not to enforce the ban while negotiations over a potential sale continued.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 May 2026
The seat will be up for election again in November for the full term, with both Greene and Tunney vowing to run.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 6 May 2026
For now, some lenders are vowing to stick to the bread-and-butter basics of lending.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 May 2026
After vowing to be an ally of June’s (Elisabeth Moss) Mayday resistance movement at the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, Lydia has been secretly recording her thoughts and working behind the scenes in her allyship in The Testaments.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowing
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But Netanyahu’s coalition, supported by ultra-Orthodox parties, has tapped only small numbers of willing men, and has been promising to advance a bill—one opposed by more than four-fifths of Israelis—that would supersede the court’s ruling.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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By Carmen Arroyo, Bloomberg Elon Musk’s xAI asked employees earlier this year to offer up their own tax returns as training data for the company’s Grok chatbot, promising a $420 payment as incentive for doing so.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Defense and national security remain a cornerstone of Germany’s landmark fiscal expansion, with Berlin pledging to ramp up military spending to at least 1% of its total GDP.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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In Central Asia, Japan has been a forward-leaning partner, pledging over $19 billion to help nations bypass Russian influence through the Middle Corridor.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Davidson, 54, became the subject of numerous documentaries, and in 2019, made headlines for unintentionally swearing at Queen Elizabeth II while receiving an award for his advocacy work.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Some incidents included use-of-force and other behavioral concerns, including discussions over whether to provide bodycam where deputies were swearing to the show.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Vowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vowing. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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