1
as in certainty
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
I can state with complete assurance that no harm will ever come to you
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as in confidence
great faith in oneself or one's abilities
her assurance was evident in the way she carried herself onto the playing field
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Recent Examples of assurance
Given the issues, what assurances do people have that these AI security systems are an improvement over traditional metal detectors?
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Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Back home, tribal leaders are also faced with communities that are looking for constant assurance that ICE is not conducting operations in their communities, even after the leaders issued bans on ICE activity on their reservations.
—Philip Wang, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
With that assurance and no additional questions from the board, the project got the DPR’s support on a 7-0 vote.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Despite a hiring surge at nearby Electric Boat and the rise of private apartment buildings in New London, the small Avery Point campus still has no student housing — and no assurance that any improvement is on the way.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
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Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Back home, tribal leaders are also faced with communities that are looking for constant assurance that ICE is not conducting operations in their communities, even after the leaders issued bans on ICE activity on their reservations.
—Philip Wang, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
With that assurance and no additional questions from the board, the project got the DPR’s support on a 7-0 vote.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Despite a hiring surge at nearby Electric Boat and the rise of private apartment buildings in New London, the small Avery Point campus still has no student housing — and no assurance that any improvement is on the way.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assurance
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Slight adjustments could be made in oxygen flow or the warmth of the incubator, but no one could predict with any certainty the impact of those actions.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Adaptability keeps us moving forward even when certainty is out of reach.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2026
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The market is decidedly not the economy, but enthusiasm from Wall Street helps pad retirement accounts, which can give consumers the confidence to spend their money.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Bridgeman doesn’t speak with arrogance but with a calm, aw-shucks confidence.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Using her magic broom, Kiki opens a flying courier service and begins to experience both the satisfaction and the difficulties of independence and self-reliance.—
Danny Horn,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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Some world leaders expressed relief or satisfaction with Friday’s decision.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Bread dough The morning after Cathy and Heathcliff spy on Joseph (Ewan Mitchell) and Zillah’s (Amy Morgan) kinky stable tryst, Cathy loses her composure at the breakfast table watching a very wet dough (focaccia, maybe?—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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But Malinin missed his first combo and could never regain his composure in what was likely his worst performance in a major competition in quite some time.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The conviction last week closes a case that dates to December, when Hernandez was found guilty of two counts of child abuse likely to produce great bodily harm or death.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The judge vacated his conviction and ruled Vedam was entitled to a new trial.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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In her tenure so far, the CEO has fostered a self-assurance absent from the brand in recent years.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The 19-year-old’s self-assurance couldn’t come at a better time.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Assurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assurance. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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