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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gages
Noun
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Money-back and lowest-price guarantees apply to tax resolution services only and cannot be applied to any other services offered by Alleviate Tax Relief.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Iranian officials have also asked for their flag and anthem to be respected, and for security guarantees at airports, hotels and stadiums.—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Bottoms centers her pitch on pledges to bolster pre-K programs and expand Medicaid.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
18 May 2026
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These pledges have allowed Trump to spin this summit as a success, but Xi has an emperor’s appreciation of the role a few choice gifts can play in securing leverage over a foreign power.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The purchases included securities linked to companies such as Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Oracle, Broadcom, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, as well as trades in municipal bonds.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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T-bills are short-term debt securities, typically with a maturity between four weeks and one year.—
Colin Dodds,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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“Gages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gages. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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