as in commits
to obligate by prior agreement
I've mortgaged all my free time this week to the hospice and won't be able to come to the party
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Recent Examples of mortgages
Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars.
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Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortgages
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This year’s team boasts seven college commits, three of whom are on the MLB Draft radar.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Pedretti, meanwhile, commits fully to her bimbo persona, oscillating between titillating absurdism and unexpected discomfort.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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Going 3 for 20 with runners in scoring position is not going to cut it, especially on the road, where Schaeffer pledges that the Rockies are going to be a running team.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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Doesn’t Lee know our guy only pledges allegiance to his wife?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Mortgages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgages. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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