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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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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
Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 20 June 2025
Johnson quickly pledged to cast a rare mayoral veto, the city’s first since 2006.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 18 June 2025
President Donald Trump's no tax on tips and overtime pay policy was one of his most popular pledges during the 2024 election campaign, and lawmakers in Congress are working to make his plans a reality.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Grupo Frontera even pledged to donate proceeds from its new album sales to help these efforts.
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 20 June 2025
Johnson quickly pledged to cast a rare mayoral veto, the city’s first since 2006.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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The report was the first time since 2005 that the IAEA board of governors had found Iran in violation of its non-proliferation pledges.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 18 June 2025
President Donald Trump's no tax on tips and overtime pay policy was one of his most popular pledges during the 2024 election campaign, and lawmakers in Congress are working to make his plans a reality.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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He’s played the last two seasons with the Tri-City Americans in the Western Hockey League — totaling 11-43-54 in 68 games this past season — but has already committed to Penn State in the fall.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Occasionally we are confronted with stories, like the founding of Knox College [established in 1837 by abolitionists committed to educating women and people of color] , where some person or some group of people chose the unpopular, but morally courageous path.—
Hanna Hart,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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To many of the nation’s outdoorsmen and women, disposing of federal land is seen as something akin to pawning a family heirloom to pay a bank overdraft.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Firms are also shirking responsibility for duties and seeking to pawn tariff costs off on suppliers.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
22 May 2025
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However, Netanyahu has vowed to fight on until all remaining hostages being held in Gaza are returned, a position at odds with a group representing relatives of the captives.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
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In that respect the fall of the U.S. dollar may work to the advantage of Trump, who has vowed to bring back manufacturing jobs to the U.S. Advertisement On the other hand, the labor market, which has already become increasingly challenging, might be impacted.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Cornerback Darious Williams, 32, does not have salary guarantees beyond this season, according to Overthecap.com.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Al Hilal’s first attack was straight out of the Lazio playbook: a long ball from the back for Milinkovic-Savic to win, a near guarantee of beating the press and turning opponents on their heels.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Those unfulfilled promises, combined with growing negative sentiment toward immigration enforcement, may give them an edge during next year’s midterms, Santiago said.—
Siena Duncan,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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Many are saying there is no longer a path forward for the president to keep his campaign promise of reducing inflation.—
Andrew Langer,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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Bowden-Renna said some of the historic deposits found within SDG&E’s 4,100-square-mile service territory, including San Diego County, southern Orange County and a portion of Imperial Valley, were deposited by the Luiseno and Kumeyaay tribes.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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The bill would deposit $300 million in the state’s film incentive fund every two years for the next decade, adding up to $1.5 billion total.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2025
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Everyone swears the pitch maintained its dancing effect even at this higher speed.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Attendees then each took a personal oath, similar to one taken by the United States president as they are sworn into office.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2025
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And energy security was among the arguments that helped get the Inflation Reduction Act across the finish line.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
21 June 2025
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Put simply, this links account security to hardware security, and means there are no passwords to steal or two-factor authentication (2FA) codes to bypass or intercept.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Pledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pledge. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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