as in guarantees
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 gages
The analysis tracked all the instances in which the gages reached a daily average height at or above flooding levels since the year 2000.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
From the San Luis Valley in Colorado to below Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, the compact called for gages to monitor the river, ensuring downstream obligations were met.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
From the San Luis Valley in Colorado to below Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, the compact called for gages to monitor the river, ensuring downstream obligations were met.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gages
Noun
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This is not an area where spending more guarantees better results.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The reality is that the United States cannot permanently end this war without making bold decisions that leave no party satisfied but that offer guarantees to permanently end the fighting.—
Alexander Langlois,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ideologically, Massie resembled the dozens of Republicans who had recently arrived in the House; many were relative newcomers to politics who had run on pledges to cut taxes and spending, and to aggressively oppose the Obama administration.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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The international organization disbanded its KU chapter in 2018 after a scandal where pledges were urinated on, spat on and hit repeatedly for coming forward with hazing reports, according to a story in The Kansan, the university newspaper.—
Matthew Kelly
April 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He was convicted on all charges, including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, commodities fraud, and money laundering.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Then there’s the comprehensive dismantling of the federal government’s oversight of cryptocurrencies, in which the Biden administration treated crypto as securities subject to SEC regulation.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Gages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gages. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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