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noun

1
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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2
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
Verb
This would basically guarantee Denali to join Ginger in the semi-finals, but—more importantly—effectively level the playing field for the remaining contenders. Chris Feil, Vulture, 20 June 2025 New Hampshire’s program guarantees funding for all students and allows families to use funds for tutoring, books, testing fees, and more. Ed Tarnowski, National Review, 20 June 2025
Noun
There will undoubtedly be leaders in Tehran wondering about the value of the Russian alliance, its weapons and guarantees. Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 Many commercial VPNs do log users’ browsing and respond to law enforcement requests for that data, however, so choosing a VPN with strong privacy guarantees for its users can be a challenge. Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for guarantee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guarantee
Verb
  • Discovering and bonding with like-minded people in the art community helped Saldana face moments of loneliness.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 June 2025
  • Aaron and his father, Michael Campbell, bonded over traveling to baseball games and getting autographs from their favorite players.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Keep your operating system and the Amazon app updated to the latest version to ensure the best security protections are in place.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Firefighters remain on scene to address any new hot spots and will continue mop-up and patrol operations to ensure the area is secure.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • And the Justice Department warned that declaring the funding scheme unconstitutional would jeopardize many other programs.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025
  • Jariwala was transported from her home in Andheri to a hospital, where she was declared dead by the doctors, Mumbai police told ANI, which reported that police received information about her death at around 1 a.m. local time.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Zhou pointed out that besides expanding the range of hedging products for international institutions, those contracts increase the influence of the yuan in the global commodity pricing system.
    Lee Ying Shan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 June 2025
  • Asuka was out of action with an injury for over a year, and Kai was released from her WWE contract during that time.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • There’s more to the situation than a pledge from the five-star prospect, who was hotly pursued by both USC and Alabama.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
  • The outcry led to a government pledge to avoid new taxes.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Just hours later, however, the former pop star assured fans that the Inter Miami CF co-owner was well on the road to recovery and already back in the vegetable patch!
    Clare Fisher, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • To complete his scenes, production called upon various doubles, CGI, and even had the help of Walker's brothers to assure a close physical resemblance.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • America asserted its position, secured a partner through alignment against common rivals, and laid the groundwork for its emergence as a global superpower.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
  • Bayern asserted their dominance over Group C by thrashing Auckland City in their Club World Cup opener 10-0.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • The Houston Rockets are acquiring 15-time All-Star and four-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal struck Sunday, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
  • The 18-year-old joins from BSC YB Frauen on a four-year deal to become the Women’s Super League (WSL) club’s second signing of the summer.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 22 June 2025

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“Guarantee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guarantee. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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