as in promised
to make a solemn declaration of intent
she vowed to love him forever
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Recent Examples of vowed
Israel’s minister of culture has vowed to cut funding for the country’s film academy and its annual awards show after a movie about a Palestinian boy’s dream of seeing the ocean won big.
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Beijing has repeatedly vowed to bring the island democracy under its control—by force if necessary.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The rise is coupled with major political shifts in the country following the election of President Bernardo Arévalo, who vowed to fight corruption, tackle inequality, and rectify the discrimination against Indigenous Peoples after years of democratic erosion and corruption.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Reflecting on his childhood, Eddie explains that he was abused by his father and vowed to never raise a hand against his own children.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
At a recent nomination hearing, Miran vowed to make his own decisions at the Fed.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In September 2024, Wild owner Craig Leipold vowed that no NHL team would offer star forward Kirill Kaprizov more money or more years than Minnesota.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
Despite the shock loss, Milei has vowed no changes to his divisive agenda, which has reshaped Argentina’s economy, slashing inflation while boosting growth.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Although familiar to many, those disturbing images are certain to bring the Holocaust into sharper focus for those who appear to have forgotten the lessons about the atrocities that the world had once vowed never again to repeat.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Beijing has repeatedly vowed to bring the island democracy under its control—by force if necessary.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The rise is coupled with major political shifts in the country following the election of President Bernardo Arévalo, who vowed to fight corruption, tackle inequality, and rectify the discrimination against Indigenous Peoples after years of democratic erosion and corruption.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Reflecting on his childhood, Eddie explains that he was abused by his father and vowed to never raise a hand against his own children.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
At a recent nomination hearing, Miran vowed to make his own decisions at the Fed.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
In September 2024, Wild owner Craig Leipold vowed that no NHL team would offer star forward Kirill Kaprizov more money or more years than Minnesota.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
Despite the shock loss, Milei has vowed no changes to his divisive agenda, which has reshaped Argentina’s economy, slashing inflation while boosting growth.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Although familiar to many, those disturbing images are certain to bring the Holocaust into sharper focus for those who appear to have forgotten the lessons about the atrocities that the world had once vowed never again to repeat.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vowed
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has promised to invest in new air traffic control technology and boost hiring at the Federal Aviation Administration, and Congress approved a new slate of funding for the agency earlier this year.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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It’s been nearly a decade since some 195 global parties promised to try and keep global temperatures below that 2-degree threshold.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, since changes in producer prices are an early warning of coming price boosts at the household level, economic policy makers in the administration and at the Fed who swore oaths to do their jobs should miss some sleep.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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Rodgers swore his 21st NFL opener overall and 18th as a starter was no different than any preceding it.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The move follows rising concerns over children’s exposure to inappropriate or harmful content from chatbots, lawsuits and congressional scrutiny, and comes as firms like OpenAI have pledged new parental controls.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The catch is The Wall Street Journal reported last Wednesday that OpenAI has pledged to pay Oracle $300 billion over roughly five years.—
Dan Runkevicius,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Vowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vowed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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