covenanted

past tense of covenant
1
as in agreed
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action a traditional rule held that a husband could not enter into a covenant with his wife, because that was the equivalent of covenanting with himself

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2
as in promised
to make a solemn declaration of intent the home buyers had to covenant that they would restore and keep the house for at least 10 years in exchange for a low mortgage rate

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Verb
  • More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • The trade was agreed to shortly before midnight on June 22 prior to being formalized on Monday.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
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  • Keiko Fujimori promised to build four prisons and another similar to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center known as the CECOT, and to force prisoners to work in the prisons.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • These have been promised for some time, and the community is watching closely.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 July 2026
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  • Johnson released a statement through his press office saying the ILA workers who met with the mayor are members of the team that bargained their new contract, ratified this spring.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The rules have also not been bargained with a players’ association, like in pro sports, so there’s no labor exemption from antitrust scrutiny.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
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  • McKee's sister said that the system had failed her family and vowed to relentlessly pursue justice.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Firms such as SoFi and Charter Communications have vowed to match the initial federal contribution.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 July 2026
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  • There were even Colombian fans with yellow and red split shirts, who swore allegiance to their beloved Colombia, but wanted to pay their respect to one of the legends of the game.
    Sergio Gonzalez, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • McNulty said his mother never swore unless necessary for a good joke.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
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  • Drivers pledged their allegiance to Trump with decals and bumper stickers.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • To get there, Nissan pledged to cut 20,000 jobs and reduce the number of plants from 17 to 10.
    Andrew Staples, Fortune, 3 July 2026
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“Covenanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covenanted. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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