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 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 Tiffany has campaigned largely on issues like affordability, public safety, and education, vowing to freeze property taxes, ban sanctuary cities across the state, and invest in K-12 education. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 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 That inspired her to take a swing at age 14 by sharing golf workout videos, vowing to quit if nothing transpired. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowing
  1. promising
  2. pledging
  3. swearing
Verb
  • Brentford will be hoping promising midfielder Antoni Milambo can contribute after his debut season was ruined by an ACL injury in October.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Less than 48 hours later, the district approved a tentative contract with the teachers union, promising double-digit wage increases for educators over the next two years.
    — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of promising
Verb
  • What businesses are doing with the money varies -- some are reinvesting it while others are pledging to lower prices in the future.
    — Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • After previous drone strikes on its facilities, the e-commerce giant issued statements pledging financial support for sellers whose goods were damaged.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pledging
Verb
  • 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
  • The premise isn’t all that deep, its a bunch of feral alley cats swearing a lot.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of swearing

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