covenanted

past tense of covenant
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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2
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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Verb
  • The Democratic candidate for Agriculture Commissioner, Clayton Tucker, agreed.
    Jack Fink, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The payout, which the county agreed to in March, settled a 2023 lawsuit filed by the mother and children of Sherrano Stingley, who died after deputies detained him in a south Sacramento driveway in December 2022.
    Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
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  • As promised, his all comes out in the form of deliriously relentless rock ‘n’ roll, released in short, cathartic bursts.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • The update comes two years after Apple first promised major upgrades that were repeatedly delayed.
    Stephen Nellis, USA Today, 11 July 2026
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  • Johnson released a statement through his press office saying the ILA workers who met with the mayor are members of the team that bargained their new contract, ratified this spring.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The rules have also not been bargained with a players’ association, like in pro sports, so there’s no labor exemption from antitrust scrutiny.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
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  • Odysseus and Penelope reunited, and Telemachus was crowned the new king of Ithaca as Odysseus vowed to sail west to honor the men who died along the way.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Another Republican gubernatorial candidate, former House Speaker Paul Renner, vowed to call a special session to halt approval of hyperscale data centers.
    Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
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  • News of the fire reached musician Linda Ronstadt, who swore that Dan Tana’s served the best plate of spaghetti in the world.
    Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Raison, who had previously studied meditation, used the EAR to evaluate whether two hundred people who participated in meditation subsequently became kinder, swore less, or engaged in deeper conversations.
    Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
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  • The company also pledged to eliminate its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Earlier this week, the European Commission President pledged a European Union-wide social media ban for under-13s.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 July 2026
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“Covenanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covenanted. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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