as in promise
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something
I need your oath that you won't do anything until I've had time to make a decision
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Recent Examples of oath
The enlisted oath also includes a promise to follow the lawful orders of the president and of the officers appointed above them.
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Samuel C. Mahaney, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Law enforcement officers take an oath to protect and serve our communities, and the public has a right to know that those entrusted with this responsibility are held to the highest standards.
—Cristine Soto Deberry, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Current and former officials pointed out that what Mr. Bove asked them to do may well violate bar rules and their oath — to dismiss a criminal case without having reviewed the facts or the law.
—Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Green card holders, who have everything except the oath of naturalization, have the same rights and responsibilities as citizens except for jury duty and voting in federal and state elections.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Samuel C. Mahaney, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Law enforcement officers take an oath to protect and serve our communities, and the public has a right to know that those entrusted with this responsibility are held to the highest standards.
—Cristine Soto Deberry, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Current and former officials pointed out that what Mr. Bove asked them to do may well violate bar rules and their oath — to dismiss a criminal case without having reviewed the facts or the law.
—Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Green card holders, who have everything except the oath of naturalization, have the same rights and responsibilities as citizens except for jury duty and voting in federal and state elections.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oath
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Despite some lofty promises from Chrissy and people’s overall wariness of Mitch and his story, the opportunity to eliminate Sai was just too tempting.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Just as QAnon offered promises of a Great Awakening, in which the deep state was vanquished and the truth of the evils of the global elite cabal was revealed, the tariffs also offer the promise of an imagined utopia.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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The irrepressible Branson did make a live appearance in Las Vegas recently, crashing the renewal of vows ceremony of two long-time Virgin employees.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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And, of course, he's continued his vows to make Canada the 51st state after imposing these new auto tariffs.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2025
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This initiative supports women entrepreneurs through a $20 million pledge that is used for scholarships and programs through 2030 at top entrepreneurial schools at Babson, MIT, and Stanford, as well as a special Los Angeles school.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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During a press conference with Zelensky, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said his country would make good on its pledge to become the largest supplier of the fighter jets to Ukraine.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oath. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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