as in promising
to make a solemn declaration of intent
she vowed to love him forever
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Recent Examples of vowing
The rights group warns that the move violates freedom of association and represents a direct assault on Tunisia’s democratic gains, vowing to challenge the decision in court.
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Ghaya Ben Mbarek, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The administration is vowing to challenge the ruling.
—Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2026
As waters recede from Michigan's latest dam failure crisis, Michigan leaders are once again vowing action on reforms that could help prevent similar crises in the future.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
As a result, Dubai’s leaders have increased their public interactions with the city’s business community during the war, projecting calm and vowing to come back stronger.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Congressmembers from both sides of the aisle are vowing to reject the White House’s proposal to slash NASA’s 2027 budget by nearly a quarter.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Díaz-Canel also seems to be mounting a survival campaign of his own, vowing in interviews with American media outlets to die for the revolution.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Lebanon has insisted on a ceasefire to stop the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah before engaging in more talks, while vowing to commit to disarming the group.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2026
Kim had also supervised two rounds of missile tests from the Choe Hyon last month while vowing to accelerate the nuclear armament of his navy.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Ghaya Ben Mbarek, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The administration is vowing to challenge the ruling.
—Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2026
As waters recede from Michigan's latest dam failure crisis, Michigan leaders are once again vowing action on reforms that could help prevent similar crises in the future.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
As a result, Dubai’s leaders have increased their public interactions with the city’s business community during the war, projecting calm and vowing to come back stronger.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Congressmembers from both sides of the aisle are vowing to reject the White House’s proposal to slash NASA’s 2027 budget by nearly a quarter.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Díaz-Canel also seems to be mounting a survival campaign of his own, vowing in interviews with American media outlets to die for the revolution.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Lebanon has insisted on a ceasefire to stop the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah before engaging in more talks, while vowing to commit to disarming the group.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2026
Kim had also supervised two rounds of missile tests from the Choe Hyon last month while vowing to accelerate the nuclear armament of his navy.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowing
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Russia has been grabbing Mali’s precious minerals, including gold, in return for promising to protect the country against the rebels.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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While the early results are promising, Zhou stressed that the technology is still in its infancy and faces significant scalability challenges.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Wiener Neustadt, Austria — A man accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, Austria media reported.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The brief, failed ouster of Altman in 2023 almost collapsed the ChatGPT maker, with investors pressing the board to bring back Altman and employees pledging to quit en masse if the CEO wasn’t reinstated.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 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 2 May. 2026.
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