as in to promise
to make a solemn declaration of intent
she vowed to love him forever
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as in promise
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something
we need your vow that you won't damage anything while we're gone
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Recent Examples of vow
Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Unions representing federal workers have challenged the Musk cuts in court with significant success, but Trump and Musk vow not to back down.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2025
Additional tariffs on the country’s three biggest trading partners, if Trump’s vows of levies take effect, would add to the economic strain that has begun to emerge from Trump’s blizzard of actions.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The demotion and suspension come a week after Sheriff Gregory Tony announced the suspensions of seven other deputies and vowed that people within his department would lose their jobs over the Feb. 16 triple murder that killed Mary Gingles, her father, David Ponzer, and a neighbor, Andrew Ferrin.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Unions representing federal workers have challenged the Musk cuts in court with significant success, but Trump and Musk vow not to back down.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
Education nominee McMahon grilled amid Trump's vow to kill department
Sources told ABC News the president is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week calling for McMahon to diminish the education department and work with Congress to pass legislation that would eliminate it.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2025
Additional tariffs on the country’s three biggest trading partners, if Trump’s vows of levies take effect, would add to the economic strain that has begun to emerge from Trump’s blizzard of actions.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vow
Verb
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Trump has promised to bring back coal, and those two states have subsequently provided him his greatest margins of victory over the past three presidential election cycles.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Trump has promised to expand the country’s oil and gas production with an eye to economic growth and lower prices.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Stocks fell Thursday afternoon as President Donald Trump's pledge to temporarily exempt many imports from his 25% tariffs failed to deter a wider sell-off.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Deregulation rounded out his trifecta, with a pledge to axe ten regulations for every new one, freeing businesses from bureaucratic shackles to expand and onboard staff.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There are many eye shadow primers out there, but makeup artists swear by the following formulas for creating level canvases and seamless looks on the delicate, wrinkle-prone skin around the eye area.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2025
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Others trappers swear by dying and waxing their traps like the old timers used to do.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Vow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vow. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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