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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For Kyiv, that list likely includes respect for its sovereign rights, security guarantees, military capabilities sufficient to deter Russia, and funding for reconstruction.

— Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Further, the deal does not include any marketing guarantees or baseline prints-and-advertising spends.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of guarantees

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Great Things typically makes three- to five-year pledges, supporting nonprofits such as an after-school boxing academy in the Bronx and Every Cure, which repurposes existing drugs to treat rare disease.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Kickstarter's publishing category has drawn more than $380 million in pledges across more than 69,000 projects since 2009, with year-over-year growth on every metric since before 2020.

— JD Barker, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of pledges

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The parties are being sued for securities fraud, common law fraud, breach of contract and other claims.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Massachusetts securities officials formally accused one major trading app of using game-like features to encourage excessive trading, and the confetti that once rained down after every trade was quietly retired.

— Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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