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as in to commit
to obligate by prior agreement
I would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night
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as in to pawn
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
pledged their house against the loan
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as in to vow
to make a solemn declaration of intent
I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization
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as in guarantee
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise
I was required to leave my keys as a pledge that I would bring the car back
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as in promise
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something
made a pledge to quit smoking
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Recent Examples of pledge
Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
Denmark recently pledged to give Greenlanders an additional quarter of a billion dollars in health-care and infrastructure investments.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Acosta ultimately decided to fold his donation into his current endowment funding that supports travel for any college of pharmacy PhD student, having already donated half of his pledge and unsure if and when his diversity focused scholarship would be considered.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
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The administration and Noem have defended Ross, arguing that Good attempted to run him over with her vehicle, and have pledged to surge additional officers into Minneapolis.
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New Year’s resolutions can be a helpful push toward progress, but many of us make the same pledges each year, with little success.
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And when unlawful acts are committed, hold individuals accountable.—
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Jennings is the second transfer wideout in the class after Perry Thompson of Auburn committed earlier in the week.—
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Shortly after, the book was pawned to the Cistercian monks of the Sedlec Abbey in Bohemia.—
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Police later found that Geralds had pawned a gold herringbone necklace that matched one missing from the Pettibone home and had given the pair of sunglasses to a friend.—
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District Attorney Summer Stephan issued a statement disagreeing with the decision and vowing to fight.—
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China’s ruling Communist Party claims Taiwan as its territory, despite having never controlled it, and has vowed to annex the island, by force if necessary.—
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Major oil companies remain hesitant about Venezuela investments due to political instability, past expropriations and uncertainty over contract protections and guarantees.—
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When Ukraine agreed to give up the nuclear weapons on its soil in the mid-1990s, Russia provided a security guarantee that proved worthless.—
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The company positions the launch as a decisive break from years of delays and unmet promises around solid-state battery commercialization.—
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South African billionaire Motsepe — who owns one of Africa’s most successful clubs, Mamelodi Sundowns — was first elected CAF president in 2021 on the promise of making African football globally competitive.—
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Schwering said one man lost $900,000, all deposited into the shadowy crypto ATM at the corner.—
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Some will pay via the form of gift cards, while others will pay you with funds deposited into your bank account.—
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Multiple reviewers swear by the belt bag for travel.—
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On Thursday, the suspect, 44-year-old Shawntez Gregory, appeared in court, swearing at the judge.—
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The agency framed the waiver as a security measure rather than a consumer restriction.—
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Stepheny Price is a Writer at Fox News with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.—
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“Pledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pledge. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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