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as in to bond
to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of
the shop will guarantee all work done on the car for 30 days
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as in to ensure
to make sure, certain, or safe
I can guarantee that you'll feel better after using my product for 30 days
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as in to declare
to state clearly and strongly
I guarantee that this movie is better than the last one in the series
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as in contract
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
the contractors gave us a written guarantee that the work on the house would be done by Christmas
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as in pledge
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise
you'll have to give your car keys as a guarantee that you'll come back
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Recent Examples of guarantee
Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
The show’s got love songs, patter songs, a few reprises, a soliloquy, and production numbers with hooky choruses guaranteed to stick in your head.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Every other minute is something perilously close to a guarantee of a loss.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Come early for tickets at the door to guarantee entry to hear the Ohio rockers play their favorite vintage funk, soul, and garage rock 45s.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
The show’s got love songs, patter songs, a few reprises, a soliloquy, and production numbers with hooky choruses guaranteed to stick in your head.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
The only guarantee seems to be that no matter what the rules are, the cost of fielding a competitive team is continuing to go up every year.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Every other minute is something perilously close to a guarantee of a loss.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guarantee
Verb
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State prosecutors say Lodholm bonded out of jail in 2013 and fled the state of Michigan.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The governor could not answer how much money would be bonded out by the bill.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Search and rescue operations are underway in the northern central state to ensure the safe return of all abducted persons, the governor said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The budget includes $500,000 for an in-depth review of the program to ensure its long-term sustainability.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the mid-seventies, Vince drove McMahon, who was pregnant with Stephanie, to a courthouse to declare bankruptcy.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open to commercial traffic, sending crude prices tumbling more than 10%.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Williams is returning to the Sky on a two-year contract, sources confirmed to the Tribune.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cloud entered the offseason as an unrestricted free agent while Laney-Hamilton is essentially a reserve player in 2026 after having her contract suspended last year.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The pledges had to fight him, almost choke him out.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But the plan was laced with pledges to protect the environment.—
Todd Richmond,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kiggans, however, is in a tough seat and is not assured of re-election even if the gerrymander fails.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Conservative former congresswoman Keiko Fujimori has assured her spot in June’s ballot after taking the top slot among 35 presidential hopefuls.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some young men, eager to assert their Americanness, answered yes to both questions and volunteered for military service; members of the all-Japanese 442nd Regimental Combat Team quickly became war heroes.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rather than opening the Strait of Hormuz, the critical commercial waterway that before the war carried 20% of the world’s oil, both sides have sought to assert more control over the area.—
Justin Fishel,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Walkouts continued despite the announcement last week of a deal which the group hoped would resolve the industrial action.—
Max Ramsay,
Bloomberg,
21 Apr. 2026
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The caveat of Trump directing federal agencies to assess NIL deals sounds like something that could take many months or years to play out before any school gets into trouble.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Guarantee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guarantee. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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