PLEDGING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

pledging

verb

present participle of pledge

as in committing

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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reneging

as in pawning

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan pledged their house against the loan

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as in vowing

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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Recent Examples of pledging Crowley this month launched an ad accusing Tiffany of pledging his loyalty to Trump and his billionaire backers. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 In August, Meta debuted a small open-weight AI model dubbed Muse Glimmer, with Zuckerberg pledging to eventually release something bigger and more powerful. — Kif Leswing,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 The offer is part of a $20 million community investment Digital Realty is pledging in De Soto as the company paves the way for a 280-acre data center site. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell is among the first to use the option, pledging one share each to more than 2 million children’s accounts. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026 City leaders reacted immediately, saying the revelations about the department’s culture were unacceptable and pledging to swiftly investigate and root out the systemic racism. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 During his 2024 Senate campaign, Rogers signed Independent Women’s Voice’s Stand With Women Commitment, pledging to support legislation preserving female opportunities and private spaces. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Micron Technology, which operates an engineering and office facility in Folsom, is pledging $250 million in one-time $250 deposits to Trump Accounts for eligible children under 18 in Sacramento County and other regions where the company has offices. — Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Eight months after pledging to attract more talent and capital to South Florida by luring world-class companies and universities to the region, two of the area’s wealthiest billionaires are putting that promise into action. — Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

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Moore has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of committing war crimes, but hasn’t called the violence in Gaza a genocide.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
In August 2021, Qatar signed another agreement committing $40 million to a cash assistance program that would give nearly 100,000 Palestinian households $100 per month for four months.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

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Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, drained the actress emotionally and financially, even pawning some of her possessions and keeping others in a storage unit, her estranged mom Lesley Vogel claims.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
When interviewed by police in May, Weckesser allegedly admitted to stealing the ring from the home and re-shaping it before pawning it off.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

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Drawing from Iran’s playbook in its conflict with the United States, the Houthis are vowing a painful escalation, targeting critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and imposing a global economic cost.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Seminole’s rural boundary is a hot political topic, with nearly every candidate running for office in Seminole this election year vowing to protect the area mostly east of the Econlockhatchee River and covering about one third of the county.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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But the tireless churn of his storytelling, picking up and depositing little clues of what came before, is the mark of an auteur who has barely scratched the surface of his prowess.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Beaches typically go through a seasonal cycle with powerful winter waves dragging sand out to sea and more mild summer waves depositing the sand back onshore.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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Faith also means opening the doors to artists eager to make space for themselves within country music — not least her beloved Lana Del Rey, who’s been promising for years to release a country album.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
In the cable, published by WikiLeaks, the embassy said recruiters in Israel were targeting young people finishing mandatory military service and promising large sums to be made working at American malls.

— Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

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His swearing-in ceremony was conducted in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
The league on Monday suspended line judge Jeff Seeman for two games for swearing at Arizona’s Trey McBride and referee Adrian Hill for one game for yelling and gesturing at Minnesota’s Eric Wilson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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