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as in promise
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something
by my troth, I will not trespass on your precious property
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as in engagement
the act or state of being engaged to be married
solemnly announced their troth before the church's congregation
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as in allegiance
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty
the knight pledged his eternal troth to the defense of the kingdom
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Recent Examples of troth
Guy Martin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Their actual exchange of troth must happen in glances, and then, ruinously, they are understood in a different way, when they’re seen by a girl on the hill.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
But these and more than 100 other representatives elected to pledge their troth to a man over the ideals of this nation.
—Star Tribune, 11 Dec. 2020
After all, every suitor pledging troth is a struggling actor.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Feb. 2020
Every-where, love tokens are as traditional as plighting your troth, or just expressing an interest.
—A.a. Gill, A-LIST, 4 July 2018
Noun
Not for months, but for years, plighting their troth.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Their actual exchange of troth must happen in glances, and then, ruinously, they are understood in a different way, when they’re seen by a girl on the hill.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
But these and more than 100 other representatives elected to pledge their troth to a man over the ideals of this nation.
—Star Tribune, 11 Dec. 2020
After all, every suitor pledging troth is a struggling actor.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Feb. 2020
Every-where, love tokens are as traditional as plighting your troth, or just expressing an interest.
—A.a. Gill, A-LIST, 4 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troth
Noun
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That’s likely to include orders on immigration that speak to border security and Trump’s promise to begin deportations, Rockman said.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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At a press conference on Dec. 31, 2024, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said he is asked regularly about his campaign promise to get the city under 100 homicides per year.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the aftermath of the hoax call, Summers ended her engagement with Nix and was fired from McDonald’s for violating several company policies, including allowing nonemployees to enter the restaurant’s office, according to The Courier Journal.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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The ban disrupts marketing strategies and highlights the risks of over-reliance on a single platform for audience engagement.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Previous attorneys general have included both those with a close allegiance to the presidents who appointed them – personal lawyers, friends, a brother – and those who were more independent-minded.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Her style range shows an allegiance to the simple yet ornate, where craft is key: a killer red carpet formula.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Kuzma and Jordan Poole are their best offensive options and backup center Jonas Valanciunas and forward Corey Kispert their only other veterans, Washington fully committed to the future.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Ulbricht, 40, had been serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole since 2015, after he was convicted in federal court on seven charges that included distributing narcotics and conspiring to commit computer hacking.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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This is a chance for the Bears to celebrate the possibility and to commemorate a move that puts a big bold checkmark inside the box next to their vow to pursue the best candidate available for this head coaching job.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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After Trump repeated his vow to take over the Panama Canal, complete with the false claim that China runs the intercontinental channel, Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, among others, sat stone-faced, as did former President Clinton.—
Steve Peoples,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Their crowded compartment is occupied by another newly married couple, strangers Pradeep Singh (Bhaskar Jha) and Jaya Tripathi (Pratibha Ranta), whose betrothal is more reluctant.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2024
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Dobrev and White announced their betrothal to Vogue, which is only fair since White used the mag as a reason to trick Dobrev out of the house.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2024
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Lawmakers have also sounded the alarm about Patel’s loyalty to Trump.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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The app will offer opportunities to order espressos to-go and customers can receive loyalty points for each purchase at both wineries.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The president-elect has also pledged to upend the longstanding principle of birthright citizenship, in a bid to prevent children born to unauthorized immigrants from becoming American citizens at birth.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Comcast NBCUniversal pledged $10 million, including $2.5 million to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles' ReBUILD LA initiative.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Troth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troth. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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