plighting

Definition of plightingnext
present participle of plight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plighting
Verb
  • Ali wakes up in the morning to find Rue in the living room, learning from the news that Fez broke out of prison and vowing to get him.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
  • Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO labor union, representing about 70,000 Central Florida workers, passed a resolution vowing not to support any candidate who doesn’t resign their office in time for a new election.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Instead, voters have increasingly turned to candidates promising heavy-handed security crackdowns.
    Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is promising a replacement ordinance for the conversion therapy ban the City Council recently repealed.
    Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Stop mortgaging our future for vanity projects.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Oklahoma Education Association President Cari Elledge equated the plan to mortgaging a teacher’s future for a salary increase today.
    Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Google is pledging $10 million for water stewardship in Texas as the tech giant works to expand its data center footprint in the state — the largest of seven state-level commitments in a new $17 million national initiative.
    Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • The two met when Leak was pledging Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
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“Plighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plighting. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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