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
Water on the Town and Country hotel parking lot adjacent to the river and USGS gage.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The analysis tracked all the instances in which the gages reached a daily average height at or above flooding levels since the year 2000.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The initial symptoms may present as constipation; poor feeding; a drooping eyelid; sluggish pupils; flattened facial expression; diminished suck and gage reflexes; weak and altered cry and respiratory difficulty, the CDC adds.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
From the San Luis Valley in Colorado to below Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, the compact called for gages to monitor the river, ensuring downstream obligations were met.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
At 11 feet, The railroad bridge about three quarters of a mile upstream from the gage can restrict the flow.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The river begins to overflow its banks in some areas upstream of the gage site.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
The Lunar Module didn't have an accurate fuel gage.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The analysis tracked all the instances in which the gages reached a daily average height at or above flooding levels since the year 2000.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The initial symptoms may present as constipation; poor feeding; a drooping eyelid; sluggish pupils; flattened facial expression; diminished suck and gage reflexes; weak and altered cry and respiratory difficulty, the CDC adds.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
From the San Luis Valley in Colorado to below Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, the compact called for gages to monitor the river, ensuring downstream obligations were met.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
At 11 feet, The railroad bridge about three quarters of a mile upstream from the gage can restrict the flow.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The river begins to overflow its banks in some areas upstream of the gage site.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
The Lunar Module didn't have an accurate fuel gage.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gage
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Drone racing hasn’t really gained mass appeal, even with human pilots, so there’s no guarantee the AI Grand Prix will be a hit with spectators during a race in Ohio later this year.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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But the battle begins anew every fall, and there are no guarantees for even the best teams, with only 17 shots to rack up wins or losses.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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Belle Ratliff, senior F/P Ratliff, a UTEP pledge, has a 6-foot-2 frame.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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Gerstner joins billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates and Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, and his wife, Susan, who previously announced pledges.—
Jessica Dickler,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Tens of millions of Iranians rely on the regime for their livelihood, and tens of thousands of fathers and sons serve in the security forces that would be targeted.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in separate statements, praised the security forces for the operations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Gage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gage. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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