plighting

verb

present participle of plight
as in betrothing

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  1. vowing
  2. promising
  3. mortgaging
  4. pledging
Verb
  • At their New York City wedding on Friday, July 3, Kelce reportedly moved Swift to tears by vowing always to protect her.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 28 July 2026
  • Several Republican senators and leading proponents of the bill are vowing to oppose a vote to leave for recess.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
Definition of vowing
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  • In March, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI stood at the White House and signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, promising American households would not pay for the grid expansion their data centers require.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While the defensive reserves struggled, allowing 425 total yards to Arizona, the offense looked promising despite playing only reserves at all positions.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of promising
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  • However, the Clippers are valuing youth, depth and future draft assets after mortgaging so much of that for the Leonard-George pairing.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Stop mortgaging our future for vanity projects.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of mortgaging
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  • But it’s also tried to make inroads in the movie business in the last couple years, pledging to double its film production by 2027, aiming for 10-15 films annually, partly to have greater control over IP.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Infantino left New York City last week with letters pledging election support from about 200 of FIFA’s 211 national member federations who vote for their leader every four years.
    — Graham Dunbar, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of pledging
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“Plighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plighting. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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