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
And the scale of the Democratic victory almost guarantees that Democrats keep the Senate until at least 2030, if not 2032, even if the 2028 election goes poorly for them. — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026 This all but guarantees that Beijing will continue to defer action while deflationary pressures and external trade tensions build. — Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026 Although nothing short of 100% immunity guarantees the virus won’t spread, an outbreak is considered unlikely if a community has a 95% MMR rate. — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 Its sweeping language, though, does echo some of the principles in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which guarantees freedom of exploration while prohibiting national sovereignty claims on other planets. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026 However, neither rating guarantees that a folding screen or hinge will survive years of rough treatment. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 These are ambitious development targets, not guarantees that commercially useful breakthroughs will follow immediately. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026 This look demonstrates that pairing loafers with a white button-down and straight-leg denim all but guarantees a stylish result. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2026 Meta committed $115 million to a trades academy that covers tuition, pays to attend and guarantees a job. — Alok Chanani, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
In Perry, more than 87% of voters approved a measure requiring developers seeking tax breaks to offer the village financial guarantees. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026 The department did not specify whether Pakistan had provided such assurances for this operation or whether any guarantees would extend to the deportees' onward transportation and treatment in Afghanistan. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Congress may also need to play a role, passing legislation to restructure the government's role in mortgage financing and home-loan guarantees. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026 Beijing could, in theory, offer sovereign guarantees to offset firms’ insurance premiums. — Joel Wuthnow, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026 Russia withdrew from the deal a year later and Ukraine subsequently established its own maritime corridor, which requires military coordination to navigate narrow windows of safety and includes no international guarantees. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026 The plan sought to provide basic guarantees to secure African American voting rights, alleviate discrimination in voting, and prosecute lynch mobs. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026 More than four years later, peace negotiations are deadlocked over territory, security guarantees and the terms of a lasting ceasefire. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Ukraine believes security guarantees backed by Western allies are essential to any future settlement, ideally in the form of NATO membership — an option Vladimir Putin has rejected. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guarantees
Verb
  • Unable to speak the language, Teresa nevertheless bonds with Milena (Ana Marija Veselcic), another outsider in the community.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In it, a young woman who has never been attracted to anyone romantically bonds with a man who is wired the same way.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • That decision, handed down just before noon Friday, all but ensures the issue will reach the Supreme Court and be decided there before polls close Tuesday.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Known for their 100% cashmere pieces, Guest in Residence ensures fashionable clothing can also be comfortable.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • English as official language Idaho already has a state law that declares English our official language.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The best time to buy depends on the product, the urgency and the shopper’s budget — not on when a retailer declares its biggest event.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Flock has become a controversy in Michigan, with several communities in Oakland County choosing not to renew contracts, including Milford and Madison Heights.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • There’s no doubt that there are wasteful contracts and bloated salaries to be cut, but not even the strictest economizing could absorb that much without serious danger to public health and safety.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • And Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported nearly $3 billion in international pledges following a September mobilization effort.
    — Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Officials announced Monday that the Commonwealth Nature Initiative had generated more than $200 million in pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and oceans by 2030.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • This assures the person who expresses gratitude that no imposition was involved.
    — Valerie Fridland, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • As to authenticating that low odometer reading, Weaver assures that plugging a reader into its transmission revealed the exact mileage.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Black asserts that the statements made by Garcia are false and that traveling to appear on national television to make such statements about the inquiry into Epstein’s crimes goes beyond the purview of a member of Congress.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Those statements were false and were made maliciously, Black asserts through his lawyers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Methodology Sportico estimated off-court earnings for the 2026-27 season through conversations with those familiar with NBA endorsement deals.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But Democratic senators have pointed to the involvement of Cantor Fitzgerald in a number of those deals as cause for concern.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

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

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