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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
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.
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Star Tribune,
11 Dec. 2020
After all, every suitor pledging troth is a struggling actor.
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Armond White,
National Review,
28 Feb. 2020
Every-where, love tokens are as traditional as plighting your troth, or just expressing an interest.
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A.a. Gill,
A-LIST,
4 July 2018
Noun
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.
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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.
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A.a. Gill,
A-LIST,
4 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troth
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Eighteen years later, the promise of a Swiftian wedding is finally coming true.
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The advertisement’s promise to hold data centers accountable was also extraordinary for another reason.
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Ashley Smith is the manager of player engagement for the NFL, and the siblings are close.
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Swift and Kelce announced their engagement after two years of dating in a joint Instagram post last August.
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Beginning on that day, Mercury invites everyone - creators, agencies, executives, and follow networks - to pledge their allegiance to Independent Podcasters Day via their website.
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Gabriel Zakuani, the former Peterborough United defender who made 29 appearances for DR Congo in the previous decade, played an important role in convincing Wan-Bissaka to switch international allegiance.
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Florida has been legally committed to this question for more than 30 years.
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All of the democratic socialist legislators, including then-Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, were smart enough to stay away, figuring this was not the moment to cheer Hamas, even for those committed to the Palestinian cause.
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Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston shared vows in a private July 2000 ceremony in Malibu.
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Swift and Kelce are exchanging vows at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, according to the Associated Press.
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Singer Sam Smith is reportedly engaged to British designer Christian Cowan, according to a source who allegedly overheard the couple discussing their betrothal in the lobby of a Manhattan hotel.
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The pendant was believed to have been created in 1518 to celebrate the betrothal of Henry and Katherine’s daughter Mary to the French heir apparent.
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The combined airline will eventually operate under the Allegiant brand, with changes to booking, loyalty and the travel experience still ahead.
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Out of loyalty to her father, Rhaenyra refuses, eventually deciding to send him north to the Wall.
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With little chance of surviving the Senate’s 60-vote threshold known as the filibuster, Johnson has pledged to try and pass a version of it as a budget bill, which requires just a simple majority in the other chamber.
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In 2025, a consortium of private donors pledged $1 billion toward the FCC’s construction, marking the first time in CERN’s history that private philanthropy has committed to a flagship research project at this scale.
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“Troth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troth. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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