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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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Trump has vowed to boost the US auto industry by making interest on car loans fully tax-deductible.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
The outcome, in a package with a gross value of €30 billion ($33 billion) for 2025, ends weeks of government agonizing over how to reconcile a vow to accelerate Italy’s deficit cutting with the political necessity of meeting expensive election promises.
—Kali Hays, Fortune Europe, 16 Oct. 2024
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Canada has vowed to pour roughly $181 million into its domestic semiconductor industry.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Trump has vowed to boost the US auto industry by making interest on car loans fully tax-deductible.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
Cuban also repeated his criticisms of Trump’s vow to use sweeping tariffs as a main tool of both his economic and foreign policy.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
The outcome, in a package with a gross value of €30 billion ($33 billion) for 2025, ends weeks of government agonizing over how to reconcile a vow to accelerate Italy’s deficit cutting with the political necessity of meeting expensive election promises.
—Kali Hays, Fortune Europe, 16 Oct. 2024
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Verb
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With his new buddy Elon Musk, Trump is promising to solve all their problems.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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At least the studio is promising an awards campaign.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
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Niccol said Starbucks’ pledge is to deliver in-store orders in four minutes or less.Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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Now, in the final days before November 5, such pledges of support seem to be reaching a fever pitch, as musical acts ranging from Gracie Abrams to Bon Jovi join Harris at her last few rallies.Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
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Anything that could be construed as a tacit defense of such behavior hurts the very people Johnson has sworn to protect.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Plenty of people swear by the audio brand and love its products.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Vow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vow. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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