plighted

verb

past tense of plight
as in betrothed

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  1. promised
  2. vowed
  3. swore
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  • When the button promised nothing and would simply delete the photos, the 32-billion-parameter model still chose it 75% of the time.
    — Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Those are safe talking points for the midterms, but hardly the MAHA agenda Kennedy promised to deliver in Washington.
    — David Lim, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of promised
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  • Those fears were particularly triggered after government officials in some states ruled by the BJP vowed to strike people off assistance programs if they'd been deleted off voter rolls.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Trump has long vowed to build a border wall along the roughly 2,000-mile length of the southwest border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of vowed
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  • 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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“Plighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plighted. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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