guarantees 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of guarantee

guarantees

2 of 2

noun

plural of guarantee
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as in pledges
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 guarantees
Verb
It is said that this haven of peace guarantees total privacy for its visitors and residents. Eliza Prosperini, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026 Both woman victors guarantees Tennesseans will have their first woman governor after November. Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 They are structured as take-or-pay agreements, with the largest contracts featuring a price ceiling set at the second-quarter market price and a floor that still guarantees Micron strong margins. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 The program first launched in 2021 alongside California's Universal Meals Program, which guarantees free breakfast and lunch to all public school students regardless of income. Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 And the United States itself did not begin to seriously deliberate the terms on which the war might end—especially the scope of the bilateral security guarantees Washington might provide Ukraine—until 2024. Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026 The floor is soft, and the way it is calculated all but guarantees the truth lies above it. John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 That almost guarantees that this roster will have a lot of turnover, as that’s become the new norm for KU (and most schools). Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Made with the same fresh milk and real cream, Philadelphia guarantees its lactose-free recipe delivers the same rich flavor as its original cream cheese. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2026
Noun
Over time, Middle Eastern countries could grow less reliant on external military guarantees. Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 The houses pitch estimates, guarantees, marketing plans, and the global machinery required to turn somebody’s possessions into an event. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The 12- and 14-hour guarantees were not enshrined in the union’s labor contracts on Chicago Med and Chicago Fire. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Finland and Kazakhstan, the Baltic states and Poland, the countries of the South Caucasus, Romania, and Moldova — all should work together to ensure real security guarantees and bring Russia’s war to an end. Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The aim was to also push for guarantees of benefits neighbors would like to see in connection to the controversial project. Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026 The company said the buyout provides full continuity of its business and existing client teams and contractual commitments as well as performance guarantees. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026 With judges and prosecutors subordinate to the Communist Party, fair-trial guarantees would remain limited even with private practice, and independent lawyers’ groups have repeatedly been denied registration. Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 Both Fallon and Meyers have longer-term guarantees — at least for now. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guarantees
Verb
  • In the film, Field portrays Tova, the cleaning lady who bonds with the somewhat cranky Marcellus, an octopus wise behind his years, in Netflix’s screen adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Once there, Emily bonds with four other counselors — played by Alice Wordsworth, Cherry Moore, Lea Rose Sebastianis and Ella Reece — who begin to explore their witchy reality together.
    William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • However, understanding these factors beforehand ensures a smoother, more fruitful growing journey.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This revolution in budget-friendly hardware ensures that when a modern, tech-heavy vehicle makes its way to its second, third or fourth owner a decade from now, it can still be diagnosed and kept alive on a driveway budget.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Its exterior wall declares its name in bold black-and-white graphics.
    Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Continue reading … IN OTHER NEWS DINING HABITS — Actor declares one popular fry 'aren't fries,' igniting fierce online debate.
    , FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Other players with expiring contracts who could command interest include slugger Starling Marte and reliever John Schreiber.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The recurring fuel and service operations can be assessed through margins, contracts, customer retention, and cash conversion.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the new committee is gathering five- to 10-year pledges from major donors to present an alternative funding model that supports both the Morrison Y and the broader YMCA central system.
    Chase Jordan August 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
  • On the campaign trail, Mamdani received a torrent of criticism over his past calls for defunding the NYPD and pledges to transform the city’s public safety apparatus.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Academy’s Board of Governors is the group that sets the organization’s strategic vision, preserves the organization’s financial health and assures the fulfillment of its mission.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
  • Etiquette does not require you to tolerate such behavior, Miss Manner assures you.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • The filing puts his value at some $600 million in assets and business interests at the time of his death, and asserts that Tracey is looking for her rightful share.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Hirsch asserts Turnout has helped more than 10,000 people with Social Security disability claims alone.
    Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Ruffalo plays Tom Brandis, a former priest who now heads an FBI task force looking into a string of murders and drug deals — as well as a spur-of-the-moment kidnapping — that happened in the backwoods of Pennsylvania’s Delaware County.
    Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The public internet has been scraped, licensing deals are expensive and slow, and synthetic data drifts away from reality when a model learns mostly from itself.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Guarantees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guarantees. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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