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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Court filings indicate the company’s financial strain was driven by lease guarantees on closed locations across the country, including Concord Mills.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
The agency provides a range of financing tools, including loans, equity investment, political risk insurance, loan guarantees and project development funding.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Definition of guarantees

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With a general election no more than three years away, Burnham will need to start implementing some of his pledges, many of which are based on long-term thinking, as quickly as possible.

— Reuters, NBC news, 17 July 2026
Former state Comptroller Bill Curry and former New Haven Mayor John DeStefano, both Democrats, built their gubernatorial campaigns between 1998 and 2006 on pledges to raise income taxes on Connecticut’s wealthy and increase municipal aid.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

Definition of pledges

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China's securities regulator this year tightened the screw on mainland investors channeling money into overseas stocks, as part of a broader push to keep capital outflows in official channels that give Beijing more visibility and control.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Some argue that nearly centuries-old securities laws already cover what crypto needs, or even claim that the industry would prefer to have no regulation at all.

— Patrick McHenry, Fortune, 16 July 2026

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