covenanting

present participle of covenant
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as in bargaining
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for covenanting
Verb
  • The California Gig Workers Union hopes to begin bargaining by the end of the year, CalMatters reported.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Alongside promotions and deadlines, many young women are also privately bargaining with time and their bodies.
    Anna Russell, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Trade talks between Canada and the United States failed at the last minute on Friday night, reigniting the North American trade war, with Ottawa vowing to match Washington’s tariffs.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The senator is seeking to pressure FWS to change course by vowing to place a hold on any nominees the president plans to bring before the upper chamber this fall.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Ahmed and Gilkar say West cut off communication with them shortly after agreeing to terminate the pregnancy.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • James Ratcliff spoke for the Farley Road Neighborhood Coalition, agreeing that a continuance is necessary because of the change in the occupancy limit count.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • First Up Shares of Moderna retreated by nearly 24% Thursday on the heels of their record-setting 176% stock surge, which was prompted by promising news of their personalized cancer vaccine.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Now, Moderna cofounder Robert Langer has re-entered the billionaires club following promising cancer vaccine trials that sent the company’s stock soaring.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Kito showed Becerra a picture of the then-congressman swearing him in as a neighborhood council president more than a decade ago.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As Sportico detailed last year, McEnroe remembers MSG employees asking Oakley to leave and Oakley responding by swearing at them.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • European leaders are pledging further support to Kyiv, days after a Russian drone attack on a crowded shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih killed at least 16 people.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators uncovered audio files of Bowie pledging her allegiance to ISIS, which the FBI identified from a reference to the current leader of the terrorist group.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Covenanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covenanting. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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