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 Trade talks between Canada and the United States failed at the last minute on Friday night, reigniting the North American trade war, with Ottawa vowing to match Washington’s tariffs. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 The senator is seeking to pressure FWS to change course by vowing to place a hold on any nominees the president plans to bring before the upper chamber this fall. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026 Trump strode into office for a second term vowing to avoid lengthy and expensive military entanglements. — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 The coup brought General Abdourahamane Tiani to power, with his military junta vowing to restore security. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 But Aegon holds off strategically, vowing to bring his brother to Tumbleton to quell the new threat of Daeron Targaryen (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) before killing Rhaenyra. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Locals and tourists liken the stunt to a David Blaine spectacle, snapping photos, speculating about the man’s comforts and, crucially for Netflix, vowing to watch the movie behind the buzz. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 Those who were supposed to attend the show should hold onto their tickets, the band added, vowing to make it up to them with another show or refund. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Season 1 ends with Sugar vowing to track down Henry (Jason Butler Harner), a fellow blue guy who may be responsible for their entire race getting chased off Earth and for the disappearance of Sugar’s sister, Djen (Mireille Enos). — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowing
  1. promising
  2. pledging
  3. swearing
Verb
  • First Up Shares of Moderna retreated by nearly 24% Thursday on the heels of their record-setting 176% stock surge, which was prompted by promising news of their personalized cancer vaccine.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Now, Moderna cofounder Robert Langer has re-entered the billionaires club following promising cancer vaccine trials that sent the company’s stock soaring.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of promising
Verb
  • The feel of the farm was just as strong as the buzz of the ballpark, with natural sponsor John Deere pledging $100,000 per home run hit to hunger-relief organization Feeding America.
    — Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Last December, the Department of Defense unveiled a Drone Dominance Program, pledging $1 billion to a multi-year plan to boost domestic manufacturing.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pledging
Verb
  • As Sportico detailed last year, McEnroe remembers MSG employees asking Oakley to leave and Oakley responding by swearing at them.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Those reactions may lead you to respond by rolling your eyes, swearing at the steering wheel or flipping off the driver.
    — Jessica Griffin, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of swearing

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