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troth

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verb

as in to commit
to obligate by prior agreement I troth myself eternally to your service

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Recent Examples of troth
Noun
Not for months, but for years, plighting their troth. Guy Martin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 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. 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. A.a. Gill, A-LIST, 4 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troth
Noun
  • But the promise is so much bigger.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Last season, Bigsby showed a lot of promise as a viable backfield option.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His first engagement is at the annual awards for WellChild.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Thatcher Commentarystudent loans and debt My wife sold her engagement ring to pay our tax bill.
    Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Venezuela's top brass pledged allegiance to Maduro, but there is likely to be burgeoning concern in the military ranks about the impact of Western sanctions and embargos, weapons pipelines and maintenance issues, Solar said.
    Ellie Cook John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • While there’s no love triangle, The Long Walk treats its allegiances and enmities with a grandeur that rivals any romance, especially the connection between its hero, Ray Garraty (Cooper Hoffman), and his friend Peter McVries (David Jonsson).
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • McBee also admitted to committing additional fraud in 2019 and 2020.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.
    John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hailey and Justin welcomed their son in August 2024, three months after renewing their wedding vows in Hawaii.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • With Tiva, love, passion and vows could spring at any time.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The social math was layered: Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King could be counted as the bride’s guests, but Winfrey, in particular, is a brilliant content creator and mogul and has every pertinent reason to show up to celebrate the betrothal of the owner of Amazon MGM.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The couple posted from Paris, where the betrothal appears to have gone down.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Unwavering loyalty Schrandt told ABC News that any deportations to Afghanistan are an unacceptable outcome.
    Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Papers paired with flower or pre-rolls can drive incremental sales and encourage brand loyalty.
    Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The campaign saw 18,682 backers pledging over $3 million, with every backer receiving a Sleep A30.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Harvard’s athletics website has scrubbed from its pages a policy pledging inclusion for transgender athletes.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Troth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troth. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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