1
as in agreed
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
a traditional rule held that a husband could not enter into a covenant with his wife, because that was the equivalent of covenanting with himself
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as in promised
to make a solemn declaration of intent
the home buyers had to covenant that they would restore and keep the house for at least 10 years in exchange for a low mortgage rate
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for covenanted
Verb
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Air Force and men’s basketball head coach Joe Scott have agreed to part ways, the academy announced Friday.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026 -
Empty shotgun shell casings were found in the home, and the defense and prosecution already agreed the likely murder weapon was the missing shotgun from the home.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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That is still short of the 200,000 Newsom promised.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Each of these characters is perfectly positioned for the life of privilege their parents promised, and yet eager for something different.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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This was partly out of deference to a president who thinks not of enemies but only of potential counterparties to be bargained with, bullied, swindled, or accommodated.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Teamsters argue the program violates six articles of the five-year union contract because it wasn’t negotiated and any program that changes the terms of employment, such as compensation and separation, must be bargained with the union.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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However, Magyar has vowed to bring home billions in funding the EU has suspended to Hungary over its concerns that Orbán has eroded democratic institutions, reduced judicial independence and failed to tackle corruption.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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The government has vowed to appeal the decision.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy received a verbal warning from governing body World Curling a day after the feisty back-and-forth with the Swedish team, when fingers were pointed and the Canadian player repeatedly swore.—
STEVE DOUGLAS,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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But in a video shared on social media Tuesday (and during a Fox News appearance last night), Kid Rock swore his performance wasn’t lip-synched, just super out of sync.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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On Saturday, Providence pledged its support for Watts and its faith in the agency’s future.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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The United Arab Emirates and the United States have already pledged $1 billion to Trump’s Board of Peace, according to two officials close to the board's funding matters.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Covenanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covenanted. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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