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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 oaths
In New York and Charleston, thousands publicly signed loyalty oaths to the king within months of the army’s arrival.
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Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Like loyalty oaths in the 1950s, today’s political controversies create a climate in which many teachers feel pressure to avoid contentious topics altogether.
—Laura Gail Miller, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
McCarthy and his cronies engineered a hysteria over left-wing ideologies and their sympathizers, encouraging tactics like loyalty oaths and provoking paranoia over a suggestion that communist spies were omnipresent in America.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Indeed, since changes in producer prices are an early warning of coming price boosts at the household level, economic policy makers in the administration and at the Fed who swore oaths to do their jobs should miss some sleep.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Like loyalty oaths in the 1950s, today’s political controversies create a climate in which many teachers feel pressure to avoid contentious topics altogether.
—Laura Gail Miller, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
McCarthy and his cronies engineered a hysteria over left-wing ideologies and their sympathizers, encouraging tactics like loyalty oaths and provoking paranoia over a suggestion that communist spies were omnipresent in America.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Indeed, since changes in producer prices are an early warning of coming price boosts at the household level, economic policy makers in the administration and at the Fed who swore oaths to do their jobs should miss some sleep.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oaths
Noun
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On their big day, Boyd and Mills took communion and exchanged handwritten vows in a heartfelt ceremony officiated by the groom's close friend, Chris Hart.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Perfectly Imperfect Why spend all that time and effort to be perfectly turned out just to start coming undone once vows are exchanged at the altar?—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The best way to catch every touchdown on Sunday is by watching NFL RedZone, and Week 8 promises to be packed full of highlights and features a number of fantastic NFL matchups.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Leaders go for the big-name software with bold promises, only to face long implementations, steep learning curves, and features that don’t match how teams actually work.—
Dennis Woodside,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas now has 14 pledges for the 2026 class.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Apple pledges to boost China investment Apple CEO Tim Cook vowed to increase investment in China, as trade tensions between Washington and Beijing force global tech firms into a delicate balancing act.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Oaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oaths. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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