1
as in promises
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something
by my troth, I will not trespass on your precious property
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as in engagements
the act or state of being engaged to be married
solemnly announced their troth before the church's congregation
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Noun
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So far their campaigns have produced a scattershot of positions and promises that have only occasionally touched on California’s real world issues.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026 -
However, Orbán was soundly beaten in the Hungarian election on Sunday (April 12) by center-right rival Péter Magyar, who swept to power on a ticket of close ties with the EU and promises to dismantle much of Orbán’s work.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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Prince Harry and Meghan traveled to Australia on April 14 for a trip made up of private, business and philanthropic engagements.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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After a couple different engagements throughout the area, the SEALs found Osama bin Laden on the third floor and took him out.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If a team commits two straight defensive penalties in overtime, however, the conversion is awarded to the offense.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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On corners and wide deliveries, Perri rarely commits early.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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She was initially drawn to Trump because of his vows to support veterans, avoid foreign wars and lower costs.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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And so Lobanov and Stetsenko carried on with their plans, exchanging vows at the Palace of Culture and then heading to a nearby café with their guests to celebrate.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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The pledges are widely expected to boost European firms’ bottom lines, with regionally headquartered companies already reporting record order backlogs and huge upswings in income over the past year.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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The pledges had to fight him, almost choke him out.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Troths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troths. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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