as in depositing
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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Inside, hyaluronic acid microspheres and peptides draw moisture into the lips, while botanical butters lock it in; depositing onto lips a cooling, balm texture that enhances comfort.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026 -
The voter can review all the choices again before actually depositing it in the ballot box.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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The page gave a deep snort, hocking a chartreuse wad against the root of the nightingale’s birch.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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Shein is far from the first online retailer to run into trouble with third-party vendors hocking controversial wares or flouting policy standards.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Baker has capitalized on other retail real estate in Canada and Europe, including huge Hudson’s Bay flagships in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and mortgaging the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship as an important financing asset.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Second and third mortgaging the house.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Pawning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawning. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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