1
as in committing
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 pawning
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
pledged their house against the loan
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as in vowing
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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Recent Examples of pledging
Continue reading … OPEN SEAT FIGHT – Former news anchor enters Senate race pledging to secure border, help families.
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FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In a statement following the SCO AI Cooperation Forum held in May, Beijing called on member states to work together in building a collaboration center for AI application, while pledging to promote open-source AI models and share advanced technologies.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
To preserve hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants and contracts, Columbia and Brown have struck deals with the administration that cost them $220 million and $50 million, respectively, and go far beyond pledging tougher action to combat antisemitism.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Modi earlier vowed self-reliance as well, pledging to defend his country’s interests.
—Afp, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025
The University of Georgia has paused pledging for one of its fraternities amid an investigation into alleged hazing off-campus.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The move has also inflamed a broader redistricting battle in at least nine states, with governors from both parties pledging to redraw their states' congressional maps.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Following a bilateral summit between Lee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Tokyo and Seoul issued their first joint statement in 17 years; pledging deeper cooperation on AI, trade, and denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The showdown has also inflamed a broader, state-by-state redistricting battle, with governors from both parties pledging to redraw congressional maps.
—Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In a statement following the SCO AI Cooperation Forum held in May, Beijing called on member states to work together in building a collaboration center for AI application, while pledging to promote open-source AI models and share advanced technologies.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
To preserve hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants and contracts, Columbia and Brown have struck deals with the administration that cost them $220 million and $50 million, respectively, and go far beyond pledging tougher action to combat antisemitism.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Modi earlier vowed self-reliance as well, pledging to defend his country’s interests.
—Afp, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025
The University of Georgia has paused pledging for one of its fraternities amid an investigation into alleged hazing off-campus.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The move has also inflamed a broader redistricting battle in at least nine states, with governors from both parties pledging to redraw their states' congressional maps.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Following a bilateral summit between Lee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Tokyo and Seoul issued their first joint statement in 17 years; pledging deeper cooperation on AI, trade, and denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The showdown has also inflamed a broader, state-by-state redistricting battle, with governors from both parties pledging to redraw congressional maps.
—Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pledging
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McBee also admitted to committing additional fraud in 2019 and 2020.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Wilma Jamitza Medina, 50, the boy’s mother, is accused of committing the fatal act, police say.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Miccosukee Tribe, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the use of the facility, is vowing to continue its lawsuit.—
Ely Brown,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, Kraft Heinz sold both its Planters nut business and its natural cheese business, vowing to reinvest the money into higher-growth brands like P3 protein snacks and Lunchables.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Jackson got Baltimore on the board after Seymour issued his second leadoff walk, depositing a letter-high first-pitch fastball into the left-field bleachers to put the Orioles up 2-1.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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There’s a Gambit-adjacent one that has players depositing motes while killing other teams.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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But even without European football, and after a decade in which Old Trafford has at times resembled a graveyard for promising careers, the lure of Manchester United — in terms of glamour, prestige and finance — remains powerful.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a corner Reluctance to cut welfare spending and raise taxes, while promising big-ticket spending on the NHS, defense, infrastructure and education, means that Labour has boxed itself into a corner, Peel Hunt's Chief Economist Kallum Pickering told CNBC.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher went on one of his bad-boy tirades during a performance at the 1996 show by swearing, wandering the stage and making lewd gestures during his brother Noel's guitar solo.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Davidson struggled but in adulthood found an advocate in his friend’s mother Dottie (Maxine Peake) and under the mentorship of Tommy (Peter Mullan), who saw through the uncontrollable ticks and swearing and gave him a job.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Pledging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pledging. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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