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
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Like other distinguished chairmen, Johnston recognized two fealties: to his state and to the nation.
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Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Such a move might display fealty to Trump, but its chances of success are effectively zero.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Yet the gap between the senators’ private votes and their public fealty to Trump also poses a risk to Thune’s status as leader.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The film wants to pay enough fealty to the past while also carving out something new for the future.
—Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2025
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Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Such a move might display fealty to Trump, but its chances of success are effectively zero.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Yet the gap between the senators’ private votes and their public fealty to Trump also poses a risk to Thune’s status as leader.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The film wants to pay enough fealty to the past while also carving out something new for the future.
—Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fealty
Noun
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Madrigal has made the 115-mile round trip to BMO Stadium to see LAFC play but is considering throwing his allegiance to the local club.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Due to his allegiance to Mahan, Quevedo’s policy platform largely mirrored the types of proposals emerging from the mayor’s office.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Other major shifts include a new visual identity, simplification of its loyalty program (which remains under the Global Hotel Alliance) and unifying the properties and program functions through a mobile app.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, Seong-je knows no loyalty, and agrees to beat up Si-eun for Baek-jin on the morning of the fight.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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The ability to influence others and follow through on commitments becomes more essential in the modern world.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Loading your audio article In April 2024, Priscilla Chan sat on a stage during the five-year anniversary celebration for a housing initiative that she and husband Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy had seeded with a $50 million commitment.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Initially introduced in the 1980s in service of building a superior urban running shoe, the color continues to embody New Balance’s staunch dedication to craft, quality, and fearless independence, in every field.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
3 May 2025
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This type of long-term thinking and governmental dedication is the type of action that sets up Estonia for decades of success.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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American Idol leaned into the Easter Sunday (April 20) holiday with a three-hour episode in which this season’s top 20 sang anthems of faith and devotion, with one contestant turning heads thanks to his original song dedicated to a lost friend.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
21 Apr. 2025
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Today By Paulina Berges Another theme becomes clear in this survey of Sherald’s work: the artist’s devotion to capturing the joys of the Black American experience.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Material features can also include things like colophons—formulas at the end of a text that attest to its completeness and fidelity and often also include the name of the copyist—doodles in the margins, mistakes and corrections, even handwriting style.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 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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“Fealty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fealty. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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