Pledge
State
State verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.
How words are described
| original | original pledge | original state |
| dead | dead pledge | dead state |
| entire | entire pledge | entire state |
| former | former pledge | former state |
| Other adjectives: higher. | ||
Common collocations
| love | pledge love | state love |
Both words in one sentence
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Calvin and Hobbes has Calvin intentionally mondegreening the pledge of allegiance as "I pledge allegiance to Queen Fragg, and her mighty state of hysteria..."
Source: Mondegreen -
Subverted in Nilfgaard, where mages are trained by the state for the state and must pledge their allegiance to the emperor and no-one else.
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Shout-Out: There are a few of these to the state of Iowa, which is the American state that's been the most supportive of the show in terms of both general viewership and dollars contributed to PBS pledge drives.
Source: Series / The Red Green Show
Cite this Source
State and Pledge. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pledge/state
Pledge & State. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pledge/state>.
State or Pledge. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pledge/state.
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