vowing

present participle of vow

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vowing In addition to increasing regulations on data centers, voters also backed anti-AI candidates, electing officials vowing crackdowns in key states building out the most data center capacity in the US. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026 After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Moscow cut gas flows to the EU to a trickle, and governments scrambled to fill storage at record prices, with the bloc eventually vowing to wean itself off Russian energy. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowing
Verb
  • Reilly, while promising weekly endorsements, only rolled out a handful.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Anthropic’s biology research team used Claude throughout the investigation, from identifying promising proteins to reconstructing their molecular architecture.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
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
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

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“Vowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vowing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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