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
But most of the stakeholders in the TikTok investment group are business leaders who have shown sustained loyalty to the president, which makes the deal look like a reward for fealty, Tofel says.
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
From the middle rungs of government to the top floors, fealty is supplanting expertise.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
Then Colum joins him on the ground, promising Dougal his fealty in times of war.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
The whole of clan MacKenzie descends upon Castle Leoch to pay their respects and also attend the Gathering, in which there are games and feasts and boar hunts and, most important, the oath-taking, in which the new laird will be chosen and everyone will pledge their fealty to him.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
From the middle rungs of government to the top floors, fealty is supplanting expertise.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
Then Colum joins him on the ground, promising Dougal his fealty in times of war.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
The whole of clan MacKenzie descends upon Castle Leoch to pay their respects and also attend the Gathering, in which there are games and feasts and boar hunts and, most important, the oath-taking, in which the new laird will be chosen and everyone will pledge their fealty to him.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fealty
Noun
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Chris Jones is pledging allegiance to his teammate’s famous fiancée, and Taylor Swift is loving it.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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As Colley noted, Harry is technically in line for the throne of Canada, but nonetheless ditched his Commonwealth allegiances for the Dodgers.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Book Now Como Parrot Cay is part of Comoclub, a loyalty program that allows travelers to accumulate credits to use toward future stays.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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As Liz becomes a part of the Taylor family, tensions rise and loyalties are tested.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, Bush told PEOPLE that Bills quarterback Josh Allen and his wife, actress Hailee Steinfeld, have previously put on the party, but work commitments prevented Steinfeld from continuing the tradition.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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He is known for his decades-long commitment to storytelling, education and cultural impact through his work on Reading Rainbow, which earned more than 200 broadcast awards including multiple Emmys and a Peabody.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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The festivities have included live concerts, cultural showcases, historic dedications and child-friendly activities designed to honor the city’s past while looking toward its future.—
Dontaira Terrell,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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King Charles attended the monument’s dedication ceremony on Monday, where he was photographed laying a bouquet of flowers.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
27 Oct. 2025
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Breadth is prioritized over depth; the goal is to strengthen loyalty to the platform, not devotion to an artist or album.—
Jonathan Garrett,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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Such devotion will remain forever etched in our hearts.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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By replicating the visual fidelity of reality, retina E-paper brings science closer to creating virtual worlds that the human eye cannot distinguish from the real one.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The demo is a slice of the The Silent Cartographer level, and as the Pelican ship swoops in over the sparkling waters of Alpha Halo to drop Master Chief off on a beach, the graphical fidelity is almost astounding.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Fealty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fealty. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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