Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plighted
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Kisilevych noted that some Ukrainians are promised that if things go wrong, they will be exchanged for Ukrainian citizens held as prisoners of war by Russia.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026 -
If Lee is right, then the insurance department’s investigation of roof claims, which Mulready has promised will be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2026, may have lasted 63 months.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bhumjaithai's Anutin thanked voters for their support and vowed his party will work hard for Thai people.—
GRANT PECK,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Trump has vowed repeatedly to secure Lai’s release.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Last February, DeSantis swore Uthmeier in as attorney general.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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As soon as we were settled as a group, a few of us on the bed, a few cross-legged on the carpet, Rosie swore us to secrecy and showed us her pack of birth-control pills, from which three were missing.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Plighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plighted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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