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
In the morning, a group of prospective jurors is asked to swear an oath of honesty before they are given a packet of 14 yes-or-no questions and a list of more than 190 names and places.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 May 2025
Still: There’s something a little nasty about using a man’s long-ago loyalty oath as an excuse to simply kill him for safety, especially when the whole operation is burned anyway, yes?
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Support staff involved in the conclave's logistics take oaths of secrecy and remain housed inside Vatican City until the conclave ends.
—Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
From solemn oaths to intricate voting procedures and the famed white smoke, here’s how the centuries-old process unfolds.
—Henrik Pettersson, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 May 2025
Still: There’s something a little nasty about using a man’s long-ago loyalty oath as an excuse to simply kill him for safety, especially when the whole operation is burned anyway, yes?
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Support staff involved in the conclave's logistics take oaths of secrecy and remain housed inside Vatican City until the conclave ends.
—Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
From solemn oaths to intricate voting procedures and the famed white smoke, here’s how the centuries-old process unfolds.
—Henrik Pettersson, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oath
Noun
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Despite headline commitments like the Global Biodiversity Framework’s promise to safeguard 30% of marine ecosystems by 2030, only 2.7% of the ocean is effectively protected today.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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For a year and a half, Berg held to that promise, stalling, negotiating with her network bosses and her sponsors, hoping the crisis would blow over.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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So Mamdani could make good on his freeze vow simply by stacking the panel with members who commit to enact no rent increases.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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The ruling comes after President Donald Trump’s vow to boost U.S. oil and gas drilling and move away from former President Joe Biden’s focus on climate change.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
29 May 2025
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Two recent rounds of direct peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul have yielded no significant breakthroughs beyond pledges to swap prisoners as well as thousands of their dead and seriously wounded troops.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Four new pledges, from four different states, chose the Broncos.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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“Oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oath. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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