gage

as in guarantee
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise in the old days a sheriff would take gage in the form of personal goods from an accused person who then had to appear in court or forfeit the goods

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Recent Examples of gage The river begins to overflow its banks in some areas upstream of the gage site. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025 Minor flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage near the Interstate 20 bridge. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 Minor flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage near the Interstate 20 bridge. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 About 90 gages hit the 100-year or greater threshold. Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024 The gage was installed many years ago to measure water conditions, the release said. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024 Passively hang from bar, then en-gage core, lats, and glutes to perform a full pullup. Mallory Creveling, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023 No water ran through gage, but Curtis said that’s normal for this late in the summer. Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022 Cantore, whose Twitter coverage alone often spans multiple states, is an expert gage on the severity of adverse weather. Molly Weisner, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gage
Noun
  • Cornerback Darious Williams, 32, does not have salary guarantees beyond this season, according to Overthecap.com.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • Al Hilal’s first attack was straight out of the Lazio playbook: a long ball from the back for Milinkovic-Savic to win, a near guarantee of beating the press and turning opponents on their heels.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • There’s more to the situation than a pledge from the five-star prospect, who was hotly pursued by both USC and Alabama.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
  • The outcry led to a government pledge to avoid new taxes.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Put simply, this links account security to hardware security, and means there are no passwords to steal or two-factor authentication (2FA) codes to bypass or intercept.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • The swing is also outfitted with metal chains for security, and the unit has a maximum weight capacity of 350 pounds.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 21 June 2025

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“Gage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gage. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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