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verb

present tense third-person singular of vow
as in promises
to make a solemn declaration of intent she vowed to love him forever

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noun

plural of vow
as in pledges
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 vows
Verb
And amid questions about who attended, who wore what, and who performed, there were also questions about the wedding vows. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026 One starry-eyed Minion, though, James, vows to mount a monster movie with real monsters. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Many in Venezuela will now be waiting to see if those vows from the world’s wealthiest nation will now turn into concrete action. — John Liu, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 In the documentary, the duo vows to each other that Merdeka 118 will be their final climb. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 2 July 2026 While wedding vows typically last about one to three minutes per person, Swift and Kelce took their time celebrating one another on their big day. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026 However, the celebrations may not necessarily be where the couple exchanges vows. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026 As the creature lies, slowly dying, on the table of a local healer, Kara vows to find Krem, who wears a little vial around his neck holding the antidote to the poison. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026 These ardent vows notwithstanding, the riven Ahab periodically yearns for the peace and comforts of home while viewing such tender, human feelings as weakness. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
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An inside source revealed on Sunday that the couple's vows brought Kelce to tears. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026 Aspiring nuns begin their training in this convent, and novices take their vows before being sent out to serve the community. — Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026 On March 20, 1969, the couple exchanged vows in secret at the British Consulate in Gibraltar. — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026 City leaders can draw outsized attention for their successes and failures, and democratic socialists will be under pressure from residents to deliver on their vows for a new kind of governance. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026 Bryan West Moments after Swift and Kelce exchanged vows, rain and flashes of lightning swept across Manhattan outside Madison Square Garden. — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Though Swift and the Super Bowl champ are now rumored to be marrying at Madison Square Garden on July 3, they were previously reported to be exchanging vows at Ocean House on June 13, a nod to Swift’s lucky number. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 Tina Turner and Erwin Bach Tina Turner and German music executive Erwin Bach exchanged vows on July 4, 2013, in an intimate ceremony at the singer's estate on Lake Zurich in Switzerland after nearly three decades together. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vows
  1. promises
  2. pledges
  3. swears
Verb
  • The blurb promises a one-last-job kind of story, fitting for the conclusion to a modern classic of the crime genre.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • There's still a lot of manual campaign optimization and workflow management that needs rebuilding into agentic systems, but the next wave of AI (agentic) promises real change in how marketing campaign managers do their jobs.
    — Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of promises
Noun
  • Merz’s coalition of center-right and center-left parties took office just over a year ago with pledges to reform and turn around Germany’s sluggish economy, Europe’s biggest.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • After all the task forces and the pledges and the panels, the corner office is still primarily held by white women.
    — Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of pledges
Verb
  • Be sure to book ahead and bring along a travel companion who swears there is no way that a trip to the parks can be relaxing.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • The Cubs lost 8-6 and the cheers turned to jeers and swears as relief pitcher Jacob Webb cursed his own performance after the game.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of swears

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