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
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The loan guarantee is the biggest commitment to date from the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office.Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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There is no guarantee that simply adding AI into the calculation process is going to necessarily improve accuracy and levels of certainty in making such predictions.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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But pledges of support from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who is expected to bring in more friendly e-currency regulation, have fueled record-breaking rises for bitcoin.Mimosa Spencer, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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At the event, Trump repeated his pledge to cut corporate taxes to 15% for companies that make their goods domestically.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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This is where collaboration and engagement early in the security assessment phase are crucial.Jaushin Lee, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The new guidance may have surprised consumers — but not security experts.Bill Chappell, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Gage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gage. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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