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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Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 2 July 2024
The writing is more assured as the novel progresses, as if enacting Phil’s trajectory of better understanding himself and others.
—Jeremy Atherton Lin, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Those same qualities define Born in the Wild, the Nigerian singer’s assured and ambitious debut album.
—Earl Hopkins, SPIN, 27 June 2024
At this point in the war, Union supplies of coffee, including those from Liberia, were so assured that Northern soldiers could even afford to destroy the Confederate stock rather than confiscate or consume it themselves.
—Bronwen Everill, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
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Adjective
Rest assured, though, there are safe ways for tweens to participate in this fashion trend and pay homage in a culturally significant way.
—Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 2 July 2024
The writing is more assured as the novel progresses, as if enacting Phil’s trajectory of better understanding himself and others.
—Jeremy Atherton Lin, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Those same qualities define Born in the Wild, the Nigerian singer’s assured and ambitious debut album.
—Earl Hopkins, SPIN, 27 June 2024
At this point in the war, Union supplies of coffee, including those from Liberia, were so assured that Northern soldiers could even afford to destroy the Confederate stock rather than confiscate or consume it themselves.
—Bronwen Everill, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
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 26 Jul. 2024.
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