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
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.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gage
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Rare earths, in particular, became a key sticking point, and earlier guarantees of a free-flowing rare-earth market never materialized.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Other federal employees, though, didn’t even get a guarantee of any payment.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Institute for Policy Studies’ 2025 report, The Giving Pledge at 15, highlights that Laura and John were the only participants technically in compliance with the pledge since signing in 2010.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Over the past few months, the president has doubled down on his pledge of mass deportations, with escalating crackdowns in Latino neighborhoods in cities such as Chicago.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tokyo has pledged to reduce the reliance, but says an abrupt cutoff could threaten its energy security.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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The former instantly adds a second layer of security against unwanted guests, and the latter emits an ultra-loud alarm while acting like a door stop wedge, scaring off any stranger who tries to enter your room.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Gage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gage. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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