plighted

past tense of plight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plighted
Verb
  • After their dinner at Kkanbu Chicken, the three leaders headed to Nvidia’s GeForce Gamer Festival, where Huang – flanked by Lee and Chung – promised to make a big announcement at the APEC summit on Friday.
    Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The Folsom City Council voted to approve a $266 million budget in June and promised to revisit its budget deficit in the following months.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Schumer, speaking to reporters after the lunch, highlighted the start of the open enrollment period for the ACA’s health insurance market, and vowed to keep fighting.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Mamdani has vowed to immediately start working to implement his campaign promises.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Again After the accident, Barker swore off flying for good.
    Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Hunted by his former boss, Brooks (Perlman) — a ruthless crime lord who knows every secret Don swore to bury — Don must fight for redemption, protect the boy, and face the sins of the woman who pulled him back in… one bullet at a time.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Plighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plighted. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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