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as in guarantees
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
accused her of breaking their contract by not completing the decorating job on budget
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as in agreements
an arrangement about action to be taken
a contract outlining what needed to be done by each person
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as in gets
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio
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as in shrinks
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
metal contracts at low temperatures
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as in compresses
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
contract the calf muscles in your legs
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as in covenants
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July
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Recent Examples of contracts
Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Piñate, Vasquez, Bautista and Elie Moreno, a dual citizen of Venezuela and Israel who oversaw Smartmatic’s contracts in the Philippines, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and three counts of international laundering of monetary instruments.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Fightful reports that the TNA contracts of Lee and McKay have expired, but the two are expected to re-sign.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the renewals of Luka Modric and Lucas Vazquez were made official on July 17 and 18, despite both players’ contracts having expired on June 30.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
But for Dambeck and the farmers who had pinned their hopes on the renewal of the program, the temporary freeze felt like a glimpse of what could come, a reminder that their contracts and their livelihoods may not survive beyond this season.
—Chaewon Chung
october 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Founded in 1980, the company’s work with the federal government expanded significantly after 2018, completing more than $100 million in contracts since 2002, according to GovTribe.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
According to the release, the contracts will add more than 230 miles of barriers and nearly 400 miles of technology along the border.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
The Department of Children and Families chose not to reappoint board president Joshua Hay, the president of a technology company that contracts with the state.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Their limited time together is so important that Ryan throws caution to the wind and contracts chicken pox from an ill Phoebe.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Jancyn is a 45-year-old mystery shopping company that contracts with property managers, retailers, restaurants, financial services concerns and a wide array of other companies to evaluate and improve customer experience.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
After the death of the narrator’s sister’s infant child due to a congenital disorder, her family flies to Scotland, where the narrator almost instantly contracts COVID.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
The city contracts with nine waste service providers and two composters for residential buildings, as well as 17 trash and recycling companies for commercial properties.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
The district, with a five-member nonpaid board of trustees, also contracts with Clarke.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Coombes said the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration contracts with Solari Crisis & Human Services to answer 988 calls, and that the training had already been equipping call-takers on the general line to support LGBTQ+ young people.
—Annie Sciacca, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Piñate, Vasquez, Bautista and Elie Moreno, a dual citizen of Venezuela and Israel who oversaw Smartmatic’s contracts in the Philippines, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and three counts of international laundering of monetary instruments.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Fightful reports that the TNA contracts of Lee and McKay have expired, but the two are expected to re-sign.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the renewals of Luka Modric and Lucas Vazquez were made official on July 17 and 18, despite both players’ contracts having expired on June 30.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
But for Dambeck and the farmers who had pinned their hopes on the renewal of the program, the temporary freeze felt like a glimpse of what could come, a reminder that their contracts and their livelihoods may not survive beyond this season.
—Chaewon Chung
october 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Founded in 1980, the company’s work with the federal government expanded significantly after 2018, completing more than $100 million in contracts since 2002, according to GovTribe.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
According to the release, the contracts will add more than 230 miles of barriers and nearly 400 miles of technology along the border.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
Fortunately, for federal student loan borrowers, most of their loan tasks are handled by companies with which the government contracts.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
The Department of Children and Families chose not to reappoint board president Joshua Hay, the president of a technology company that contracts with the state.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Their limited time together is so important that Ryan throws caution to the wind and contracts chicken pox from an ill Phoebe.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Jancyn is a 45-year-old mystery shopping company that contracts with property managers, retailers, restaurants, financial services concerns and a wide array of other companies to evaluate and improve customer experience.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
After the death of the narrator’s sister’s infant child due to a congenital disorder, her family flies to Scotland, where the narrator almost instantly contracts COVID.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
The city contracts with nine waste service providers and two composters for residential buildings, as well as 17 trash and recycling companies for commercial properties.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
The district, with a five-member nonpaid board of trustees, also contracts with Clarke.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Coombes said the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration contracts with Solari Crisis & Human Services to answer 988 calls, and that the training had already been equipping call-takers on the general line to support LGBTQ+ young people.
—Annie Sciacca, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contracts
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Franklin, who went 104-45 in 12 seasons at Penn State, was one of several to receive long contracts with large guarantees and buyouts earlier this decade, along with Fisher, USC’s Lincoln Riley and LSU’s Brian Kelly, among others.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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No guarantees are made with regards to results or financial gain.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Historically, federal and state agencies have worked to broker agreements with landowners whose properties border public lands to ensure public access, but those processes can take years.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Footage and images released by the Chilean Navy on the social-media platform X in recent days show Iquique's maritime authority inspecting foreign fishing vessels off the city to verify their compliance with legal regulations and international agreements.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Everyone gets better by having a player like that.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Vision Pro gets an upgrade, too.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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For them the band shrinks to 63 to 140 mg/dL because higher glucose levels can hurt the developing fetus.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Each day, an online map shows a 420-mile circle surrounding its location, which shrinks daily over 21 days.—
Shane Connuck
October 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Today's market compresses product life cycles down to quarters rather than years.—
Matthew Ross,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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In Pina and Martínez Lobato’s typical fleet fashion, the show compresses into its first six minutes the many extraordinary events of 22-year-old Max Varela’s (Pau Simón) life.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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Additional deals have been secured with World Pictures for the CIS region, Karantajina for the former Yugoslavia, and Front Row for Middle East and North Africa.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sponsored content deals are expected to surpass $10 billion this year, as more advertisers cut back on traditional media advertising and dive headfirst into influencer marketing.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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In the show, which Lincoln Hiatt and Andrew Golder created, contestants are confined to isolation pods with no sense of day or night, no human contact and no alliances – somewhat against the grain of the current spate of guessing game formats that require contestants to form pacts.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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Over the course of the 21st century, several mutual defense pacts that looked ironclad on paper have collapsed under fire.—
Omar Al-Ubaydli,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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An attraction catches you off guard!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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One that frequently catches my attention is meaning, or purpose.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Contracts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contracts. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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