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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Recent Examples of pawning
After being blackballed from the finance sector, Coop resorts to burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items to stay afloat.
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Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items just to stay afloat.
—Ryan Brennan
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Police were able to collect the rings and obtain security footage of Garcia pawning them.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items just to stay afloat.
—Ryan Brennan
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Police were able to collect the rings and obtain security footage of Garcia pawning them.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
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SimpleImages / Getty Images In a conventional savings or investing climate, depositing a large sum into a long-term certificate of deposit (CD) isn't often the best choice for savers.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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In addition, ColorBox can generate a matching color-depositing conditioner to help maintain your shade between dye sessions.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
31 Mar. 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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Oklahoma Education Association President Cari Elledge equated the plan to mortgaging a teacher’s future for a salary increase today.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Rams also draft well in the deeper rounds, which ought to give them some confidence that trading a single first-round pick isn’t the same as completely mortgaging the future.—
Sam McDowell
March 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Pawning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawning. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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