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as in contract
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
gave his surety that he would pay back the loan if his sister was unable to for any reason
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as in sponsor
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
a mutual friend agreed to act as surety if I lent my cousin some money, since I wasn't certain that she'd be able to pay it back
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as in assurance
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
I can't tell you the year in which that event happened with any great surety
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Recent Examples of surety
Though a standard mounting of this work usually sees a cast anywhere from 15 or 20, Chance daringly strips deeper to the bone, a taut ensemble of nine carried by directorial surety and sufficient theatrical talent at work powering Christopher Bond’s 2-hour, 45-minute adaptation.
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Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 23 July 2024
Bell was released on a $10,000 cash/surety and is also scheduled to appear in court on July 29.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
He was arraigned in a court in Chelsea and issued a $2 million bond or surety.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2024
Both face up to life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder; both had bonds set at $1 million cash or surety, and both are slated to return to court later this month.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024
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Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 23 July 2024
Bell was released on a $10,000 cash/surety and is also scheduled to appear in court on July 29.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
He was arraigned in a court in Chelsea and issued a $2 million bond or surety.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2024
Both face up to life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder; both had bonds set at $1 million cash or surety, and both are slated to return to court later this month.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surety
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The sense of jeopardy around Pep Guardiola's Manchester City contract renewal was generated not by anything on the pitch but by events in the courtroom.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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His team was considered a bunch of underachievers before Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700-million contract.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, a front-of-shirt sponsor is still elusive for Chelsea.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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The company's liquidity needs have been met through a combination of sponsor loans and funds held outside the Trust Account.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
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His family later sued Alameda County and received a $7 million settlement along with assurances that the sheriff’s office would implement new training for its deputies.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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There are no assurances regarding the success of these efforts.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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There is no guarantee offered that investment return, yield, or performance will be achieved.Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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After sidestepping any possibility of Jones triggering a $23 million injury guarantee by benching the starter, the Giants are giving DeVito another audition in the nation’s biggest media market—which includes a Thanksgiving clash with the Dallas Cowboys.Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Beal, owner of the Cigar Vault, said the business uses a ventilation system that recycles the air, so patrons of nearby businesses should not be bothered by the cigar smoke.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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An unknown number of people were detained after bar patrons confronted the marchers in a conflict that included the use of pepper spray.Andrew King, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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This seems like a near certainty to me now, having looked at competing proposals for next steps, the first in yesterday’s letter from DA Bragg to Judge Juan Merchan and the second in a letter that the president-elect’s lawyers sent Judge Merchan today.Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
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However, Trump’s trademark unpredictability is the one trait that kept many Chinese officials awake at night and still haunts them, especially in a place where certainty in government and policy is almost a given under one-party rule.CNN Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
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Shop more of our Black Friday content including beauty deals and K-beauty must-haves.Annie Blackman, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
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But that deal collapsed in January after more than two years of negotiations.Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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As the foundations for building an independent adult life continue to crumble under young people’s feet, hypervigilant parents are fixated more than ever on the top-flight college degree as a guarantor of their children’s financial comfort and social standing.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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Getting a Nobel Peace Prize is by no means a guarantor that the efforts of its recipient have or will be successful.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Surety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surety. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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