as in commits
to obligate by prior agreement
I've mortgaged all my free time this week to the hospice and won't be able to come to the party
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Recent Examples of mortgages
Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars.
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Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortgages
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If a team commits two straight defensive penalties in overtime, however, the conversion is awarded to the offense.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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On corners and wide deliveries, Perri rarely commits early.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Beyond a glaring betrayal of the medium the Drafthouse once sought to exalt, the QR policy single-handedly reduces the theater from a sacred space to just another room, which is an illusion that even AMC nominally pledges to maintain.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Probation submitted a corrective action plan to the BSCC in March that pledges to expand oversight.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Mortgages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgages. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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