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
Papal elections, by contrast, are infrequent and rely on votes from cardinals who have sworn an oath of secrecy.
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Durbin made his comments before Bondi took her oath to testify truthfully before the Judiciary Committee and delivered her own testimony.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
In California, for example, the 1950 Levering Act mandated a loyalty oath for all state employees, including professors at public universities.
—Laura Gail Miller, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
That's what the oath says—foreign and domestic.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Durbin made his comments before Bondi took her oath to testify truthfully before the Judiciary Committee and delivered her own testimony.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
In California, for example, the 1950 Levering Act mandated a loyalty oath for all state employees, including professors at public universities.
—Laura Gail Miller, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
That's what the oath says—foreign and domestic.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oath
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The ten-episode, single-camera comedy promises to balance heart, humor, and nostalgia while introducing a new generation of Hillman’s best and brightest.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Nov. 2025
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The earliest instance of a dividend promise this year was in March, when the idea of dividend checks from savings by the Department of Government Efficiency were proposed.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to read it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t officially allowed to officiate.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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But everything changes when she’s asked to write vows for Olivia, who’s marrying Lou’s old college flame.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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That blueprint must become real commitments to replenish adaptation and loss-and-damage funds, move beyond the Glasgow pledge to double adaptation finance by 2025, and work toward tripling by 2030, channelled directly to farmers, mayors, engineers, and innovators.—
Natalie Unterstell,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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OpenAI made the pledge to improve its safety protections for people in mental distress on the day the Raine family filed their suit.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oath. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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