as in allegiance
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty
as much as I wanted to back my friend up, my fealty to the truth was greater, and I could not lie for him
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Recent Examples of fealty
Reason, truth and fact are antithetical to the believer who forfeits his conscience to the movement whose survival demands and fuels such fealty.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
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One of the gifts fit with an emerging tradition of the Trump era, in which guests bring shiny tokens of their respect and fealty.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Despite later embracing a compromise immigration bill, the governor is still at odds with legislative leaders who intend to continue asserting their own power while also signaling their fealty to President Donald Trump.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
From affinity, the campaign tilted into deeply suspicious fealty toward the Kremlin.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
Buy a copy of the Volodymyr Zelensky issue here
One of the gifts fit with an emerging tradition of the Trump era, in which guests bring shiny tokens of their respect and fealty.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Despite later embracing a compromise immigration bill, the governor is still at odds with legislative leaders who intend to continue asserting their own power while also signaling their fealty to President Donald Trump.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
From affinity, the campaign tilted into deeply suspicious fealty toward the Kremlin.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fealty
Noun
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The Spaniard made the move after winning the 2023 Masters, which changed his thinking about switching allegiances.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Across the nation more and more Hispanic—and to some extent Black voters—are switching allegiance the Republicans.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Strong connections drive loyalty, turning readers into advocates.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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My distrust of Trump is anchored in his track record of personally courting white supremacists and neo-Nazis, spreading conspiracy theories featuring antisemitic tropes, and insinuating that Jewish-Americans have dual loyalty.—
Ben Krull,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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Recognitions such as being named one of Fort Worth’s Top 500 Most Influential People and receiving awards like Entrepreneur of Excellence and Community Advocate of the Year highlight my commitment to serving our city.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Notwithstanding recent moments of tension around Israel, the Catholic Church has affirmed time and time again its commitment to fighting antisemitism and appreciating Judaism as a sibling tradition.—
Joshua Stanton,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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His two sensational strikes against Madrid were a culmination of his dedication on the training ground.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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His father, an attorney of Irish immigrant descent, worked tirelessly while his mother managed their household of six children with the same dedication.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The first 20 years of my career were at Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH), and my devotion was to the practice of medicine, caring for the critically ill and provide lifesaving opportunity to those in need of cardiac transplantation.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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But Frank's loyalty to the fans bred a reciprocal devotion that could turn dark.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Further testing will be performed at ESA’s Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, which will have facilities to replicate the Moon’s surface with even greater fidelity.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Liberal children tended to recall more accurately the ratio of desirable and undesirable traits in the characters of the story; their memories possessed greater fidelity to the story as it was originally told.—
Matt Richtel,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Fealty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fealty. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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