plighting

present participle of plight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plighting
Verb
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi also hailed the charges, vowing further prosecutions against Antifa members.
    Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Duffey unsuccessfully pursued a restraining order against Scott, vowing to sue him for defamation, the Oaklandside reported.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their uses include promising methods for cleaning up toxic pollution.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Even so, General Motors now is promising to offer about $6,000 in net savings on EV lease deals through October.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Several legislators questioned candidates who had signed a document pledging not to run again for full-time county executive if appointed.
    Ilana Arougheti Updated October 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Trump campaigned on a hardline immigration stance, pledging to carry out the largest mass deportation in American history.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Plighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plighting. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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