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
Minor flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage near the Interstate 20 bridge.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
About 90 gages hit the 100-year or greater threshold.
—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
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
About 90 gages hit the 100-year or greater threshold.
—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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Zelenskyy has said Ukraine can't hold them back without U.S. aid or strong security guarantees.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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If that guarantee goes away, the dividends might, too.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
20 Feb. 2025
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Rubio's decision to boycott and his pledge to also skip the main G20 summit in South Africa in November threatens to further undermine the G20's effectiveness.—
MOGOMOTSI MAGOME,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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In the letter last week, Teamsters Local 700 Assistant General Counsel Laura Leahy said the union expected O’Neill Burke to honor a campaign-time pledge to voluntarily recognize a prosecutors union.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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The House package would raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion over two years, put tens of billions of dollars into border security and defense − and add trillions to the federal deficit over 10 years.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Offering training and career development will also help address security challenges for the organization itself and improve its credibility.—
Dewayne Hart,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Gage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gage. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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