as in allegiance
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty
as much as I wanted to back my friend up, my fealty to the truth was greater, and I could not lie for him
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Recent Examples of fealty
Reason, truth and fact are antithetical to the believer who forfeits his conscience to the movement whose survival demands and fuels such fealty.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
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One of the gifts fit with an emerging tradition of the Trump era, in which guests bring shiny tokens of their respect and fealty.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Despite later embracing a compromise immigration bill, the governor is still at odds with legislative leaders who intend to continue asserting their own power while also signaling their fealty to President Donald Trump.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
From affinity, the campaign tilted into deeply suspicious fealty toward the Kremlin.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
Buy a copy of the Volodymyr Zelensky issue here
One of the gifts fit with an emerging tradition of the Trump era, in which guests bring shiny tokens of their respect and fealty.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Despite later embracing a compromise immigration bill, the governor is still at odds with legislative leaders who intend to continue asserting their own power while also signaling their fealty to President Donald Trump.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
From affinity, the campaign tilted into deeply suspicious fealty toward the Kremlin.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fealty
Noun
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The Spaniard made the move after winning the 2023 Masters, which changed his thinking about switching allegiances.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Across the nation more and more Hispanic—and to some extent Black voters—are switching allegiance the Republicans.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Strong connections drive loyalty, turning readers into advocates.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The sitting President, elected on an explicit platform of revenge against his political enemies, entered office by instituting loyalty tests, banning words, purging civil servants, and installing an F.B.I. director who made his name promising to punish his boss’s critics.—
Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Miles is ranked No. 1 in the portal by many outlets including On3, which first reported the commitment.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Despite the health scare, Bobby V’s commitment to his fans remained unwavering.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That demands real action, dedication, and daily commitment.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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His father, an attorney of Irish immigrant descent, worked tirelessly while his mother managed their household of six children with the same dedication.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The first 20 years of my career were at Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH), and my devotion was to the practice of medicine, caring for the critically ill and provide lifesaving opportunity to those in need of cardiac transplantation.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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But Frank's loyalty to the fans bred a reciprocal devotion that could turn dark.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Further testing will be performed at ESA’s Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, which will have facilities to replicate the Moon’s surface with even greater fidelity.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Liberal children tended to recall more accurately the ratio of desirable and undesirable traits in the characters of the story; their memories possessed greater fidelity to the story as it was originally told.—
Matt Richtel,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Fealty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fealty. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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