1
: characterized by certainty or security : guaranteed
an assured market
an assured place in history
Success is by no means assured.
She is assured of (having/getting) a job when she graduates. [=she is certain to have/get a job]
2
a
: very confident : self-assured
proceeded with an assured attitude
b
3
: sure that something is certain or true
You can rest assured [=you can be sure] that we won't be late.
Rest assured, it won't happen again.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
But Richard Bowden, division head of assured and resilient PNT at the multinational technology company GMV in Spain, shared a different theory with Veritasium about how the interference bursts may actually represent short communication messages being sent from Russian satellites.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
This creates a mutually assured destruction dynamic that disincentivizes selling.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Again, one expected of an assured athlete anticipating a promising NBA career.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 9 May 2026
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But now the western Canadian province, where the popular HBO drama The Last of Us was shot during its first season, is more assured foreign movie or TV series will tap its film tax credit while shooting locally as royalties from oil exploration and drilling once again pour into its coffers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
But Richard Bowden, division head of assured and resilient PNT at the multinational technology company GMV in Spain, shared a different theory with Veritasium about how the interference bursts may actually represent short communication messages being sent from Russian satellites.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
This creates a mutually assured destruction dynamic that disincentivizes selling.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Again, one expected of an assured athlete anticipating a promising NBA career.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 9 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for assured
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“Assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assured. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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