Thesaurus results for GAGES

gages

noun

plural of gage

as in guarantees

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 gages 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 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

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The judges cited Leavenworth officials’ sworn testimony as compelling evidence that CoreCivic should not be allowed to reopen without guarantees that conditions would be safer for inmates and employees than in the past.

— Matthew Kelly February 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Anthropic had been asking for more guarantees that its tech wouldn’t be used for surveillance of Americans or autonomous weapons.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026