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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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Pathways, promises and potential are always the primary motivations.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025 -
While most people in established unions may grow closer, like moving in, making long-term promises, getting engaged or married or even in a business sense, like signing a contract, others that are not in alignment may go their separate ways.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Amorim’s absence raised eyebrows from people connected to United given the first team had no engagements and the match was at Old Trafford.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Another insider also explained that Anne, who has completed more than 470 official engagements at home and abroad in the past year (more than any other member of the British royal family), is too focused on her role as a princess to get involved in family drama.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Comparably, Norman Bates in the 1960 film Psycho develops a split personality of his mother and commits murder while dressed as her.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Ti West, who scored double horror hits last year with X and Pearl, commits almost too well to the sightseeing tedium of a typical vacation video.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The discipline of religious life and the vows involved appealed to him.—
Jason DeRose,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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The pair, who got engaged on June 15, 2024, exchanged traditional vows at The Grand at Willow Springs in front of 500 guests.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Arkansas now has 17 pledges for the 2026 class.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2025
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Outside the investment world, the phrase might sound like a mashup of Wall Street jargon and policy pledges.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Troths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troths. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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