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pledged

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verb

past tense of pledge
1
as in committed
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 pawned
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan pledged their house against the loan

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Recent Examples of pledged
Adjective
All the properties—the new initiates and those who re-pledged, so to speak—were honored at an event at the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild in Paris on June 2. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Verb
Warrants obtained by the AJC allege two of the suspects picked a date for the attack, obtained a floor plan of the school, pledged to provide weapons and made a list of items to get, including body armor, video cameras and combat boots. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors said Salman pledged loyalty to ISIS and willingly participated in its activities. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Flávio Bolsonaro had pledged to pursue policies aligned with those of his father, who governed from 2019 through 2022. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 This small party, known as the Reservists, has not pledged to support either bloc. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026 Micron pledged $67 million to Boise-area causes on Tuesday, committing donations toward expanding transit reach, housing options and money for Idaho kids. — Mark Dee october 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026 In 2025, Amazon pledged 250,000 holiday jobs, marking a 20% increase in jobs. — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 Andy Burnham has also pledged to find a way to save the telescope. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026 On the campaign trail, Mamdani pledged a transformation of the city’s public safety apparatus. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pledged
Adjective
  • So why don’t these projects deliver the promised economic benefits?
    — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
  • With the first of Mamdani’s four promised rent freezes coming at us like a high-speed train, many of us won’t be around for the next three.
    — Ann Korchak, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Citadel founder Ken Griffin moved his firm to Miami in 2022, and last month committed $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, $2 billion of which will launch a CMU campus in the city.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Since Jayawardhana took office July 1, donors have committed about $73 million in gifts.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Anderson then pawned Larice’s phone at a Walmart located at 3200 NW 79th Street via a kiosk owned by ecoATM.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • At one point, the family pawned the title to their car to help keep his dream alive.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Parties that likely would support Eisenkot have vowed to improve Israel's international standing and work to conscript ultra-Orthodox men while bolstering the independence of the judiciary.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Eisenkot — who lost his son and two nephews to combat in Gaza — has vowed to end the de facto exemptions.
    — Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Finally, big hospital systems can fight back even when engaged employers try to steer patients to cheaper providers.
    — Tony Lo Sasso, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Of the six engaged couples on Love Is Blind season 11, Boston’s Michaella Giorgio and Rob Feeley seemed most likely to make it down the aisle.
    — Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • City officials said a portion of the revenue generated by citations goes to the company that operates the cameras, while the remainder is deposited into the city's general fund.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport has felt like a campaign rally in recent days as flight after flight has deposited expat Israelis who have come back to vote.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The body language expert swore that the camp hangouts were positive.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • After her split from Gest, Liza swore she wouldn’t get married again.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Pledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pledged. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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