as in promising
to make a solemn declaration of intent
she vowed to love him forever
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Recent Examples of vowing
Brasília and Delhi agreed to a mining pact following Lula’s visit to India last week, with both nations vowing to play a bigger role in rare earths production, an industry currently dominated by China.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
In Washington, congressional Democrats have made a mask ban for ICE a key issue in the ongoing partial government shutdown, vowing not to fund the Department of Homeland Security until one is enacted.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
In footage shared by the congressman on TikTok, Dane can be heard vowing to fight until the end.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Officials say that at Kovay Gardens, prospective buyers were lured into sales pitches that promised luxury and vowing unused weeks could generate even more in rental income.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The same day, King Charles released a statement through Buckingham Palace vowing to cooperate with law enforcement.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Before the election, Takaichi had announced a record 122 trillion yen budget for the fiscal year starting April 1, marking a second straight year of record spending and vowing to support households with cost-of-living pressures.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
The music video interposes clips of a nation on fire—thieves and looters running rampant, protesters spitting in cops’ faces—with footage of Aldean and his band playing in front of a courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, vowing to deliver justice.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Trump has long promised to end the bloodshed in Eastern Europe, vowing to end the war quickly while on the 2024 campaign trail.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
In Washington, congressional Democrats have made a mask ban for ICE a key issue in the ongoing partial government shutdown, vowing not to fund the Department of Homeland Security until one is enacted.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
In footage shared by the congressman on TikTok, Dane can be heard vowing to fight until the end.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Officials say that at Kovay Gardens, prospective buyers were lured into sales pitches that promised luxury and vowing unused weeks could generate even more in rental income.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The same day, King Charles released a statement through Buckingham Palace vowing to cooperate with law enforcement.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Before the election, Takaichi had announced a record 122 trillion yen budget for the fiscal year starting April 1, marking a second straight year of record spending and vowing to support households with cost-of-living pressures.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
The music video interposes clips of a nation on fire—thieves and looters running rampant, protesters spitting in cops’ faces—with footage of Aldean and his band playing in front of a courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, vowing to deliver justice.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Trump has long promised to end the bloodshed in Eastern Europe, vowing to end the war quickly while on the 2024 campaign trail.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowing
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Trump has vowed to pursue alternative legal mechanisms to keep import taxes in place, promising a fresh round of legal and political battles.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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Crain issued a public apology following the arrest, promising residents his commitment to the city would not waiver.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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Watson, the once-prominent Denver developer behind Northstar Commercial Partners, and his firm were found by nine jurors to have defrauded investors in 11 real estate projects in Colorado and beyond by pledging to invest 5% of their own equity and then not doing so.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Orbán’s main challenger in the April 12 vote, Péter Magyar of the center-right Tisza party, launched his campaign to unseat his former ally on Sunday, pledging to fight corruption and restore Hungary’s alignment toward Western Europe.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
17 Feb. 2026
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Davidson, whose tics include swearing, is expected to attend the ceremony, meaning any winner’s speech would be observed closely by producers if it were broadcast before the 9PM watershed.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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The swearing-in ceremony drew an array of Texas Democrats and highlighted his labor organizer roots.—
Philip Jankowski,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Vowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vowing. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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