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
Bike paths in Moss Park downstream of the gage will be flooded, and the soccer fields at Moss Park will begin to flood.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
Today, more than 8,000 gages across the country collect river data year round.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Lake Mead has become the gage through which to measure the wider water scarcity crisis in California.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2026
Water on the Town and Country hotel parking lot adjacent to the river and USGS gage.
—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
The river begins to overflow its banks in some areas upstream of the gage site.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
Today, more than 8,000 gages across the country collect river data year round.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Lake Mead has become the gage through which to measure the wider water scarcity crisis in California.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2026
Water on the Town and Country hotel parking lot adjacent to the river and USGS gage.
—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
The river begins to overflow its banks in some areas upstream of the gage site.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gage
Noun
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When installed correctly, with the proper slope, however, many models offer some protection from drizzles or light showers, but this isn’t a guarantee.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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First, trust needs to come through technical guarantees rather than geographic restrictions.—
Leonard Lim,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The first was ‘Abrazados por el futbol‘ (Embraced by futbol), an anti-discrimination pledge that had Mexico stars Rafael Marquez, Javier Hernandez and Andres Guardado as early signatories.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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The pledge was ultimately enough to quell GOP anxieties about the fund, and days later, despite hours of handwringing from a handful of Republicans, the Senate approved the package in a 52 to 47 vote.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Mejia noted that private security is being coordinated by sororities for their facilities and that UCLA intends to continue working with the community to support safety along Hilgard Avenue and across campus.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The following year, in one of the most notorious incidents of the war, Naxals killed 76 members of the security forces in an ambush in Chhattisgarh.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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“Gage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gage. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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