1
as in to commit
to obligate by prior agreement
I would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night
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2
as in to pawn
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
pledged their house against the loan
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as in to vow
to make a solemn declaration of intent
I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization
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as in guarantee
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise
I was required to leave my keys as a pledge that I would bring the car back
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as in promise
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something
made a pledge to quit smoking
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Recent Examples of pledge
Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Warsh has long pledged to keep the Fed independent, including at his nomination hearing Tuesday.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Most fulfilled the pledge only after their deaths.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Dangote pledged to take the lead in building the plant.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Warsh has long pledged to keep the Fed independent, including at his nomination hearing Tuesday.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
The pledges are widely expected to boost European firms’ bottom lines, with regionally headquartered companies already reporting record order backlogs and huge upswings in income over the past year.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Most fulfilled the pledge only after their deaths.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pledge
Verb
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The agreement includes $100 million in new capital committed in a private placement of common stock and warrants.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Belfanti, who is committed to Texas Christian University, struck out eight and walked two.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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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
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The Ravens’ first pick Thursday was Penn State’s Vega Ioane, a 6-foot-4 and 326-pound guard who is described as a mauler and who vowed that no one is going to touch his quarterback, Lamar Jackson.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Amid sharp criticism over what some saw as an inadequate NYPD response, Menin vowed to pass a bill requiring the buffer zones.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Right now, there are no consistent guarantees.—
Rep. Nick Menapace,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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However, the platform charges a 20% commission from the rental, which goes toward covering insurance and guarantees, customer support and user verification.—
Emily Canal,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Consistency builds trust more than big promises.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Stay honest, keep your promises realistic, and let the connection adjust naturally instead of trying to control the outcome.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Artturi Lehkonen deposited a goal and assisted on another by Cale Makar after Gabriel Landeskog opened the scoring and before Brock Nelson added an empty-netter for Colorado.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The author calculated the shock wave’s energy that would be deposited in a human body by using physics similar to that of a bullet impact, which, though disquieting to say the least, is not a bad assumption from a scientific standpoint.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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The amnesty comes a week after Min Aung Hlaing was sworn into office following an election that critics say was neither free nor fair and was orchestrated to keep the military's iron grip on power.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The latter swears an oath to uphold the laws of this country and to preserve and safeguard the Constitution.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
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The killings inspired community concerns about security at the multistory complex in the Brownsville neighborhood, including what some said was a need for more security cameras.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Doing this every few weeks can help apply updates and clear temporary issues that may affect performance or security.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Pledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pledge. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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