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.
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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
At the gage site, flooding reaches the base of the river gage housing, but is confined to woods and pasture immediately adjacent to the river.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
Upstream of the gage site, North Plank Road in Lee county and R Jordan Road in Chatham County are closed.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 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
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
At the gage site, flooding reaches the base of the river gage housing, but is confined to woods and pasture immediately adjacent to the river.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
Upstream of the gage site, North Plank Road in Lee county and R Jordan Road in Chatham County are closed.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gage
Noun
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And there is no guarantee that the Special Tribunal’s defendants will solely be Russians, Forde predicts.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Japanese side has said only 1% to 2% of the overall amount will be actual investment, with the rest being loans and loan guarantees.—
Sakura Murakami,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ishiba, in a speech, reiterated his government’s pledge to work toward a world without nuclear weapons, but did not mention the treaty and again indicated his government’s support for nuclear weapons possession for deterrence.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Administration is committed like none before it to using its authorities to deliver on this pledge.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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According to reports from The Guardian and the Associated Press, the vice president's security detail from the Secret Service requested that the Army Corps of Engineers change the outflow of a lake into the Little Miami River ahead of Vance's trip to southwest Ohio on Saturday, Aug. 2.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Israeli security establishment opposes this land grab.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Gage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gage. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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