as in deposited
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
he pawned his antique watch in order to pay off his gambling debt
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Recent Examples of pawned
Shortly after, the book was pawned to the Cistercian monks of the Sedlec Abbey in Bohemia.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Police later found that Geralds had pawned a gold herringbone necklace that matched one missing from the Pettibone home and had given the pair of sunglasses to a friend.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Investigators found jewelry with traces of Pettibone's blood that Geralds had pawned, records showed.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Wuornos pawned Carskaddon's gun, per court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The two were involved for several months, but after Aileen pawned a belonging from one of her victims, police began to investigate both Wuornos and Moore in the murders.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Manchester did steal a significant amount of video games from the store, and pawned them.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Police later found that Geralds had pawned a gold herringbone necklace that matched one missing from the Pettibone home and had given the pair of sunglasses to a friend.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Investigators found jewelry with traces of Pettibone's blood that Geralds had pawned, records showed.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Wuornos pawned Carskaddon's gun, per court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The two were involved for several months, but after Aileen pawned a belonging from one of her victims, police began to investigate both Wuornos and Moore in the murders.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Manchester did steal a significant amount of video games from the store, and pawned them.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pawned
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Everything is telling us that that … was most likely deposited on the day that she was murdered.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Archaeologists believe the dog was placed in a bag or container with stones and deposited about 100 to 130 feet out into the lake.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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For far too many in the already-economically disadvantaged millennial and Gen Z demographics, the American dream is being mortgaged for the thrill of a bet.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Nov. 2025
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In order to secure the loan, Chapman mortgaged the property with her brother Edward Chapman, who is also CEO of Marchesa.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Pawned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawned. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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