1
as in assuring
to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of
the shop will guarantee all work done on the car for 30 days
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2
as in ensuring
to make sure, certain, or safe
I can guarantee that you'll feel better after using my product for 30 days
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3
as in declaring
to state clearly and strongly
I guarantee that this movie is better than the last one in the series
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Recent Examples of guaranteeing
In this recipe, the bread is sliced vertically instead of horizontally, guaranteeing that each slice of bread has garlic butter.
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
In July, the Pentagon also struck an unprecedented deal to buy a $400 million stock in rare earth company MP Materials, while guaranteeing a ten-year floor price of double prevailing market levels for the strategically crucial rare earth magnet neodymium-praseodymium.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Next year, Southwest will similarly change its policy for plus size travelers, no longer guaranteeing some passengers a refund on an additional seat.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Massachusetts is alone among the 50 states in guaranteeing a right to shelter to pregnant women and families with small children.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Secure, redundant communication systems ensure instant presidential command, while E-6B airborne launch control aircraft can assume control if ground communication is lost, guaranteeing uninterrupted deterrence capability.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
When his best friend — only friend — Ray (Liam Oh) leaves the Air Force Academy and enlists in the Marines, Cameron learns about the buddy system guaranteeing that friends who enlist together can do basic training together.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
It’s generally been understood as automatically guaranteeing back pay during shutdowns, according to Axios.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
That measure was widely interpreted as guaranteeing that all federal workers, including those furloughed or working without pay, would be reimbursed after any future shutdown.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Malaka Gharib, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
In July, the Pentagon also struck an unprecedented deal to buy a $400 million stock in rare earth company MP Materials, while guaranteeing a ten-year floor price of double prevailing market levels for the strategically crucial rare earth magnet neodymium-praseodymium.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Next year, Southwest will similarly change its policy for plus size travelers, no longer guaranteeing some passengers a refund on an additional seat.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Massachusetts is alone among the 50 states in guaranteeing a right to shelter to pregnant women and families with small children.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Secure, redundant communication systems ensure instant presidential command, while E-6B airborne launch control aircraft can assume control if ground communication is lost, guaranteeing uninterrupted deterrence capability.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
When his best friend — only friend — Ray (Liam Oh) leaves the Air Force Academy and enlists in the Marines, Cameron learns about the buddy system guaranteeing that friends who enlist together can do basic training together.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
It’s generally been understood as automatically guaranteeing back pay during shutdowns, according to Axios.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
That measure was widely interpreted as guaranteeing that all federal workers, including those furloughed or working without pay, would be reimbursed after any future shutdown.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guaranteeing
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No date had been fixed as yet, one of them kept assuring me — only to have the official call me in late October and say, in very apologetic tones, that the landing had suddenly happened nearly overnight, because ASN’s ship had been in the area and had some time to spare.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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Mix in front-office executives assuring playing time to certain players, regardless of performance, and turmoil in the clubhouse could have easily brewed — and justifiably so.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some of these technologies are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the service or website and cannot be disabled, while others are optional but serve to enhance the user experience in various ways.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
12 Oct. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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This would be the first of a half dozen reports by white observers and officials declaring that Bethea had made confessions to them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dems hammered for declaring state of emergency over ICE enforcement.—
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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EHang is leveraging its experience from certifying the EH216-S, which already operates commercial flights in China, to streamline the approval process.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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This includes everything from surveying and certifying nursing homes to assisting Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries and overseeing contracts or extra payments to rural ambulance providers.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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What are these criticisms truly asserting, and what does the science say about their validity?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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The trailer sees the initially mild-mannered Linda turn the tables on an injured Bradley, asserting dominance over him as the person with real survival skills.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Roberts garnered her first Oscar nomination for this tender, episodic comedy-drama about several generations of women in a small Louisiana town, bonding around a local beauty parlor run by Dolly Parton.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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But this is not a fancy-dress team-bonding exercise.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And management has responded — though not in the way shareholders expected — announcing a merger with coffee and tea company JDE Peet’s, followed by a separation of the beverage and coffee assets, now including both Keurig and Peet’s in the coffee business.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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The newest batch of openings follows Ernie Herrman, CEO of TJX Companies, announcing in May 2024 a goal of opening at least 1,300 additional locations globally across the TJX portfolio of stores.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Several legislators questioned candidates who had signed a document pledging not to run again for full-time county executive if appointed.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated October 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Trump campaigned on a hardline immigration stance, pledging to carry out the largest mass deportation in American history.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Guaranteeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guaranteeing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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