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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plighting
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Brasília and Delhi agreed to a mining pact following Lula’s visit to India last week, with both nations vowing to play a bigger role in rare earths production, an industry currently dominated by China.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026 -
In Washington, congressional Democrats have made a mask ban for ICE a key issue in the ongoing partial government shutdown, vowing not to fund the Department of Homeland Security until one is enacted.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Trump has vowed to pursue alternative legal mechanisms to keep import taxes in place, promising a fresh round of legal and political battles.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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Crain issued a public apology following the arrest, promising residents his commitment to the city would not waiver.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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Baker has capitalized on other retail real estate in Canada and Europe, including huge Hudson’s Bay flagships in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and mortgaging the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship as an important financing asset.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Second and third mortgaging the house.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
30 Dec. 2025
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Porter was also the most extravagant in her promises, pledging to deliver universal healthcare to California — a years-old Democratic ambition — free child care, zero tuition at the state’s public universities and elimination of the state income tax for those earning less than $100,000.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trump entered office in January 2025 pledging to roll back the Biden administration’s crackdown on crypto.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Plighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plighting. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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