as in guarantee
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise
in the old days a sheriff would take gage in the form of personal goods from an accused person who then had to appear in court or forfeit the goods
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Recent Examples of gage
About 90 gages hit the 100-year or greater threshold.
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
The gage was installed many years ago to measure water conditions, the release said.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Passively hang from bar, then en-gage core, lats, and glutes to perform a full pullup.
—Mallory Creveling, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
No water ran through gage, but Curtis said that’s normal for this late in the summer.
—Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
Cantore, whose Twitter coverage alone often spans multiple states, is an expert gage on the severity of adverse weather.
—Molly Weisner, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2021
In mid-June, the Charleston stream gage showed the flow dropped very close to zero.
—Ian James, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2021
The Fox River’s water height, known as gage, was 12.34 feet when measured Friday in South Elgin, nearly two feet lower than the 14.31 inches recorded in May 2020, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which maintains river data.
—Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2021
Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
The gage was installed many years ago to measure water conditions, the release said.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Passively hang from bar, then en-gage core, lats, and glutes to perform a full pullup.
—Mallory Creveling, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
No water ran through gage, but Curtis said that’s normal for this late in the summer.
—Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
Cantore, whose Twitter coverage alone often spans multiple states, is an expert gage on the severity of adverse weather.
—Molly Weisner, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2021
In mid-June, the Charleston stream gage showed the flow dropped very close to zero.
—Ian James, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2021
The Fox River’s water height, known as gage, was 12.34 feet when measured Friday in South Elgin, nearly two feet lower than the 14.31 inches recorded in May 2020, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which maintains river data.
—Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gage
Noun
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The cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas is no guarantee of peace.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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For some teams, the finish line never comes, so there's no guarantee.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Companies made ambitious pledges to increase representation and foster inclusion.—
Aniela Unguresan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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For example, many business leaders have expressed enthusiasm for Trump’s pro-economic growth agenda, across tax cuts, deregulation, less stringent antitrust enforcement, positive incentives for onshoring manufacturing, and his pledge to bring down energy costs.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Trump has also expressed opposition to a looming ban on TikTok after earlier having supported a law requiring its Chinese parent company to divest its U.S. operations over national security concerns.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Biss told Pioneer Press that the Civic Center building has significant issues, including but not limited to security concerns because of its many entrances, HVAC issues and electrical issues.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Gage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gage. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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