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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As Cutter’s mushroom-growing dad and reluctant replacement coach, Leslie Nielsen commits to broad physical comedy with fearless enthusiasm.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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Meta commits to buying millions of Nvidia chips for its AI data centers.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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The brand pledges 1 percent of all sales to support the Rare Impact Fund, which aims to mobilize $100 million to expand access to mental health services and education for young people worldwide.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The program also pledges to fulfill conditions for adopting the euro currency by 2030, and to invest in Hungary's faltering state health care and public transportation sectors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Mortgages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgages. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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