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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This ensures lithium is deposited smoothly across the anode, effectively suppressing dendrite growth even under rapid-charging conditions.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Under the water lies an ancient volcano with an enormous amount of sediment deposited behind it — 35 km long, 7 km wide, and 163 meters thick.—
Elizabeth Fernandez,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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Others see it as a money grab in which the country is being mortgaged in the name of fighting criminal gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Masha confesses to an affair with married army officer Vershinin (James Lewis), while Andrey admits to having mortgaged the family home, without his sisters’ consent, to pay his gambling debts.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Pawned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawned. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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