plighting

verb

present participle of plight
as in betrothing

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  1. vowing
  2. promising
  3. mortgaging
  4. pledging
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  • Trump strode into office for a second term vowing to avoid lengthy and expensive military entanglements.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The coup brought General Abdourahamane Tiani to power, with his military junta vowing to restore security.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of vowing
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  • Brentford will be hoping promising midfielder Antoni Milambo can contribute after his debut season was ruined by an ACL injury in October.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Less than 48 hours later, the district approved a tentative contract with the teachers union, promising double-digit wage increases for educators over the next two years.
    — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of promising
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  • How To Say No Without Damaging Relationships Leaders who never build the time management skill of triage put their most important priorities at risk, mortgaging that work in more ways than one.
    — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of mortgaging
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  • The feel of the farm was just as strong as the buzz of the ballpark, with natural sponsor John Deere pledging $100,000 per home run hit to hunger-relief organization Feeding America.
    — Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Last December, the Department of Defense unveiled a Drone Dominance Program, pledging $1 billion to a multi-year plan to boost domestic manufacturing.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pledging
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