as in depositing
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 pawning
After being blackballed from the finance sector, Coop resorts to burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items to stay afloat.
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Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items just to stay afloat.
—Ryan Brennan
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Police were able to collect the rings and obtain security footage of Garcia pawning them.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items just to stay afloat.
—Ryan Brennan
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Police were able to collect the rings and obtain security footage of Garcia pawning them.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pawning
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The driveway loops around the side yard, depositing cars in an underground garage, maintaining unobstructed views of the landscape through the home’s floor–to-ceiling windows.—
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Stewart was captured on surveillance video depositing some of the stolen and fraudulently endorsed checks into his personal bank account, court documents show.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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The page gave a deep snort, hocking a chartreuse wad against the root of the nightingale’s birch.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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Shein is far from the first online retailer to run into trouble with third-party vendors hocking controversial wares or flouting policy standards.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Stop mortgaging our future for vanity projects.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oklahoma Education Association President Cari Elledge equated the plan to mortgaging a teacher’s future for a salary increase today.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Pawning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawning. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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