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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Examples of assured in a Sentence
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
Moreover, there is deep opposition to the idea that the result of October 7 should be a reward for Palestinians or Hamas in the form of assured statehood.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
But that sense of micro-certainty doesn’t translate to anything bigger, permanent or more assured where the art form and industry are concerned.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Damsel An uneven film sustained by an assured lead performance.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
Trump Has Promised to Do in a Second Term
Over a soft-pedaled piano, Laufey sounds tentative and exploratory at first, but as the track progresses, an assured tone of defiance kicks in along with a swelling orchestra.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
Yet, the path of the fast-follower is neither smooth nor assured.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Rest assured, the slow tabulation process isn’t suspicious or nefarious.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Rest assured, though, that some things will never change: Dads will keep on making terrible jokes.
—Saul Austerlitz, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
Adjective
As with Wicked Little Letters, Sharrock shows an assured touch with comedy that’s funny without necessarily being cruel.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
Moreover, there is deep opposition to the idea that the result of October 7 should be a reward for Palestinians or Hamas in the form of assured statehood.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
But that sense of micro-certainty doesn’t translate to anything bigger, permanent or more assured where the art form and industry are concerned.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Damsel An uneven film sustained by an assured lead performance.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
Trump Has Promised to Do in a Second Term
Over a soft-pedaled piano, Laufey sounds tentative and exploratory at first, but as the track progresses, an assured tone of defiance kicks in along with a swelling orchestra.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
Yet, the path of the fast-follower is neither smooth nor assured.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Rest assured, the slow tabulation process isn’t suspicious or nefarious.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Rest assured, though, that some things will never change: Dads will keep on making terrible jokes.
—Saul Austerlitz, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assured. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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Kids Definition
assured
adjective
as·sured
ə-ˈshu̇(ə)rd
1
: made sure or certain
2
: very confident
rest assured we will be there
assuredly
adverb
-ˈshu̇r-əd-lē
assuredness
noun
-əd-nəs
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