as in deposited
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
he pawned his antique watch in order to pay off his gambling debt
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Recent Examples of pawned
Testimony established that Garcia pawned the rings at a Cash America Pawn Shop and received $300.
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Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
Others pawned jewelry to help pay their bills.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
In fact, jewelry remains the most frequently sold and pawned categories, according to a Canaccord survey of several EZCorp and FirstCash locations.
—Itzel Franco, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly stole a teenage boy’s phone — and then seemingly pawned it afterwards for cash.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
Shortly after, the book was pawned to the Cistercian monks of the Sedlec Abbey in Bohemia.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Investigators found jewelry with traces of Pettibone's blood that Geralds had pawned, records showed.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Wuornos pawned Carskaddon's gun, per court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
Others pawned jewelry to help pay their bills.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
In fact, jewelry remains the most frequently sold and pawned categories, according to a Canaccord survey of several EZCorp and FirstCash locations.
—Itzel Franco, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly stole a teenage boy’s phone — and then seemingly pawned it afterwards for cash.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Jan. 2026
Shortly after, the book was pawned to the Cistercian monks of the Sedlec Abbey in Bohemia.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Investigators found jewelry with traces of Pettibone's blood that Geralds had pawned, records showed.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Wuornos pawned Carskaddon's gun, per court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pawned
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The Dresden hoard was not simply tossed aside or lost; it was deliberately deposited with ceremonial intent.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Artturi Lehkonen deposited a goal and assisted on another by Cale Makar after Gabriel Landeskog opened the scoring and before Brock Nelson added an empty-netter for Colorado.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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After going a combined 3-of-15 from 3-point range in Games 1 and 2, the player the Magic mortgaged four first-round picks for had yet to justify that investment in this series.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks mortgaged their future for the present.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pawned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawned. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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