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as in commits
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 deposits
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
pledged their house against the loan
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as in promises
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 guarantees
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 vows
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 pledges
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The brand pledges 1 percent of all sales to support the Rare Impact Fund, which aims to mobilize $100 million to expand access to mental health services and education for young people worldwide.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
The program also pledges to fulfill conditions for adopting the euro currency by 2030, and to invest in Hungary's faltering state health care and public transportation sectors.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
Rick Jackson pledges to make health care system cost effective.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The promotion pledges to cover delivery and service for orders over $50.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
Still, Amazon pledges to continue to experiment with new physical store formats.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Healthcare company pledges Obamacare rebates The CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Stephen Hemsley, vows to rebate company profits from the Affordable Care Act to its customers in 2026.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
This interpretation of the events pledges fealty to the source material, sometimes at the expense of character development, but the film’s all-star cast is more than equipped to pick up the slack.
—Lia Beck, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026
The Financial Times, citing an unnamed Gulf official, reported that a rethink could impact anything from investment pledges to foreign states to contracts with businesses.
—semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Beyond upgrading transitional industries, Beijing reaffirmed pledges to cultivate emerging and future sectors, including semiconductors, aerospace, biotechnology, quantum technology and embodied AI.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
By 2011, tens of thousands of projects had been successfully funded and pledges had climbed into the tens of millions of dollars.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
So buyout pledges are rising at an increasing rate.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Yet in communities across the nation, AI companies are relying on dirtier energy and jeopardizing their climate pledges.
—Ramesh Srinivasan, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Kickstarter pledges start at US $1,499, which includes a lifetime free subscription worth $180 per year.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
The separate watch list has 20 Japanese companies for which Chinese exporters are required to submit individual export license applications, along with risk assessment reports and written pledges that the dual-use items will not be used by Japan’s military.
—Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
Andres Chait pledges continuity and a focus on students as LAUSD grapples with an FBI investigation into Alberto Carvalho.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The brand pledges 1 percent of all sales to support the Rare Impact Fund, which aims to mobilize $100 million to expand access to mental health services and education for young people worldwide.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
The program also pledges to fulfill conditions for adopting the euro currency by 2030, and to invest in Hungary's faltering state health care and public transportation sectors.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
Rick Jackson pledges to make health care system cost effective.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The promotion pledges to cover delivery and service for orders over $50.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
Still, Amazon pledges to continue to experiment with new physical store formats.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Healthcare company pledges Obamacare rebates The CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Stephen Hemsley, vows to rebate company profits from the Affordable Care Act to its customers in 2026.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
This interpretation of the events pledges fealty to the source material, sometimes at the expense of character development, but the film’s all-star cast is more than equipped to pick up the slack.
—Lia Beck, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
The effort has already resulted in several pledges from major defense companies to boost output across key missile systems.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026
The Financial Times, citing an unnamed Gulf official, reported that a rethink could impact anything from investment pledges to foreign states to contracts with businesses.
—semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Beyond upgrading transitional industries, Beijing reaffirmed pledges to cultivate emerging and future sectors, including semiconductors, aerospace, biotechnology, quantum technology and embodied AI.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
By 2011, tens of thousands of projects had been successfully funded and pledges had climbed into the tens of millions of dollars.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
So buyout pledges are rising at an increasing rate.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Yet in communities across the nation, AI companies are relying on dirtier energy and jeopardizing their climate pledges.
—Ramesh Srinivasan, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Kickstarter pledges start at US $1,499, which includes a lifetime free subscription worth $180 per year.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
The separate watch list has 20 Japanese companies for which Chinese exporters are required to submit individual export license applications, along with risk assessment reports and written pledges that the dual-use items will not be used by Japan’s military.
—Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pledges
Verb
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Just past the half-hour mark, Martin Zubimendi commits a foul from behind and appears to hurt himself in the process.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Their daughter Jane wants to leave law school and pursue creative writing, but when their son Kevin, a policeman, commits a violent act and then disappears, everyone’s dreams threaten to turn into deep regrets.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The agency deposits up to $1,000 in these accounts them if parents complete recommended preventive care before their babies turn two.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Because of the low reactivity of fluorine, when KL-50 deposits fluoroethyl groups onto the cells, the crosslinks are slow to form.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The association’s language promises equity, but its bylaws do not deliver.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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That's a lot more than the Headphone (1)'s maximum of 80 hours, and even the budget Headphone Pro from Nothing's subsidiary brand CMF which promises 100 hours.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Mar. 2026
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The guerrillas agreed to lay down their weapons, face justice, and compensate their victims in exchange for political guarantees and government promises to develop poor, rural areas that gave rise to the FARC in the 1960s.—
John Otis,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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No guarantees are made with regards to results or financial gain.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When Carolyn finally walked through the doors at the back of the chapel and down the aisle, Reverend O’Byrne had to lead the pair through their vows using a flashlight.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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One of the its residents, Carol Ruckdeschel, lived in a house next to the First African Baptist Church, where John and Carolyn exchanged vows.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Glamour,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Billy Bob Thornton swears a blue streak.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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There’s a lot of UPF clothing out there, but for saltwater fishing, Rubner swears by Free Fly apparel from head to toe.—
Francesca Krempa,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The company last month avoided further prosecution by admitting to participating in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, securities fraud, mail fraud and other violations.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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The transactions are disclosed in Form 278-T, which notes purchases, sales, or exchanges of securities in excess of $1,000 made on behalf of the filer, the filer’s spouse, or dependent child.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Pledges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pledges. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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