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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
Even while what is depicted onscreen veers wildly out of control, there is a sense of surety to the filmmaking that makes this one of the freshest movies of the year.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
So the truly diabolical temptation might be not the one depicted in these stories but the one the story as story teases: the reader’s own religious surety.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
In most communities, law enforcement was handled by the Justices of the Peace who used a legal tool inherited from England, sureties, which were also known as peace or good-behavior bonds.
—Saul Cornell / Made By History, TIME, 26 July 2024
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.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 23 July 2024
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
So the truly diabolical temptation might be not the one depicted in these stories but the one the story as story teases: the reader’s own religious surety.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
In most communities, law enforcement was handled by the Justices of the Peace who used a legal tool inherited from England, sureties, which were also known as peace or good-behavior bonds.
—Saul Cornell / Made By History, TIME, 26 July 2024
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.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 23 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surety
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With Santander, too, the Royals preferred a shorter contract, fearing — as some other clubs did — that he might be reduced to a DH in the latter part of a long-term deal.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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Brett Iversen, Microsoft's vice president of investor relations, said that figure was mostly driven by large new Azure contracts with OpenAI.—
Stephen Nellis and Deborah Mary Sophia,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Using this information, the immigration enforcement agency arrested around 300 people, which led many sponsors to fear interaction with the refugee agency and contributed to many children staying in custody for longer.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
31 Jan. 2025
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Generally, most after-school programs need a faculty sponsor to be permitted to form on campus, and teachers may be too concerned about running afoul of the order to agree to sponsor a GSA club.—
Nico Lang,
Them,
31 Jan. 2025
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Branthwaite initially struggled in the Netherlands and Everton came close to recalling him before receiving assurances opportunities would come.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Despite assurances that the conservative movement’s best minds would have a Day One agenda ready backed up by legal genius’ years of preparation, the first steps proved full of trouble.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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The framers of the 14th Amendment made sure that the guarantee of birthright citizenship was enshrined in the Constitution so that it would be protected from the worst impulses of politicians.—
Elizabeth Wydra and Nina Henry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Monthly rate: $100 AHS has a 30-day workmanship guarantee and discounts are available for covering more than one home.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Hawkeyes have sold out every dual for the last four seasons, opened a $31 million state-of-the-art wrestling-only center and enjoyed patrons donating to bring in wrestlers from the portal.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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Tate had organized a patron trip to this edition of 1-54 to kickstart the purchasing power of the Catalyst Fund, which launched last year with an aim of supporting contemporary African artists.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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This settlement is a fair outcome, given the evidence put forth by SCE and [the CPUC Public Advocates Office], and recovery will provide long-term financial certainty so SCE can continue to safely and affordably deliver clean, reliable electricity to our customers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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As for tax policy, Ross said the only certainty at this point was that Republicans would ensure the tax cuts signed into law in 2017 would not expire later this year.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Giants signed Rogers to the three-year deal before the 2023 season.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Prime Video deal comes as Lionsgate continues to license the studio’s annual portfolio of feature films, its TV slate, its Starz original programming and the wide sale of media content to broadcast, cable, SVOD, AVOD and FAST platforms worldwide.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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These are not the words of a steadfast and capable guarantor, rather those of a regional power seeing its spinning plates hit the floor.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
7 Dec. 2024
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European guarantors should expect Russia to test the limits of this security arrangement by using rocket artillery and mortar shelling, electronic warfare, and special operations to disrupt the mission’s logistical networks.—
Elie Tenenbaum,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Surety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surety. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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