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
Mark Jefferson, the Tavern League's executive director, said the league would support more clarity in state law that guarantees Class B locations can have the machines. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025 As Martino references, a four-year deal that guarantees one additional season beyond the club option the Mets currently have for Díaz in 2028 might be the determining factor. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 The experts agreed, however, that none of these behavioral changes completely guarantees protection from Parkinson’s. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025 The romance genre guarantees one thing – a happily ever after. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 The deal guarantees a 10-year price floor for MP output at nearly double the current market rate. Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025 Waiting almost guarantees you’ll be left behind by competitors who are already mastering a technology that will create order-of-magnitude shifts in business models. Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025 The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, assembly and association. Jason M. Blazakis, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025 Implementing them would bring Cambodia’s practice in line with its own Constitution, which guarantees workers the right to form and join trade unions of their choosing, and its commitments under ILO Conventions 87 and 98, bolstering its reputation as a responsible sourcing country. Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
No guarantees are made with regards to results or financial gain. Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025 First, there are no guarantees as to how your money will be spent. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025 However, Deadline reported that Grey's Anatomy had reduced the minimum guarantees for series regulars from 18 episodes per season to 14 during its 2024-25 season. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 None of that guarantees, however, that Díaz is still wearing a Mets uniform by opening day. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 There are no guarantees, of course. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025 But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained. JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025 Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2025 The outlet also reported that the decision to cut back on Scorsone’s appearances came amid a recent shift in the minimum guarantees for its veteran cast members made as a cost-saving measure. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guarantees
Verb
  • Half-brothers Wirt and Greg certainly have their disagreements during their journey through the Unknown, but what bonds them in the end, like Lucy carrying her tired little brother Linus home to bed in Great Pumpkin, is fathomless love.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Since the split, sources told People that the actress bonds with their two daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tailoring your trip to your family’s interests ensures everyone feels included and excited.
    Christie Holmes, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The chief appraiser then ensures each of the nominees are in good standing with the property tax code’s requirements.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Preoccupied, Laz ignores his phone and proceeds with his work, where a ranting and raving Arlo declares that God is going to punish him.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kross and Scarlett made headlines after their departures from WWE in August, following the expiration of their contracts.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • 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, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Arkansas now has 14 pledges for the 2026 class.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Apple pledges to boost China investment Apple CEO Tim Cook vowed to increase investment in China, as trade tensions between Washington and Beijing force global tech firms into a delicate balancing act.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trespassers of any kind need not be treated as guests, Miss Manners assures you.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This resolution strengthens the foundation for simulating reactor behavior and assures designers that graphite will perform its duties as expected.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The complaint asserts that the transfer was a deliberate attempt to disrupt Holt’s legal advocacy on behalf of himself and other inmates.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And Doctorow asserts Amazon began charging merchants junk fees.
    NPR, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Invest in better sleep today by shopping Wayfair’s bedding sale, and keep scrolling for more of our favorite deals.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Such deals have long eluded Congress.
    Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Guarantees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guarantees. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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