1
as in contracts
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
gave his surety that he would pay back the loan if his sister was unable to for any reason
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as in sponsors
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
a mutual friend agreed to act as surety if I lent my cousin some money, since I wasn't certain that she'd be able to pay it back
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Recent Examples of sureties
When your understanding of reality is challenged in such profound and disturbing ways that the sureties of science, religion or simple common sense provide neither comfort nor closure?
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sureties
Noun
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Free agency Last year, the Patriots handed out $364 million in free-agent contracts and nearly $175 million guaranteed at signing.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Peter Harrell, a former Biden administration National Security Council official and a visiting scholar at Georgetown University Law School, posted on X that DoW’s supply chain risk designation applies only to work on Department of War contracts.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Several lawmakers who heard the bill in committee last week expressed concerns about this amendment and urged the bill’s sponsors to find a better solution.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Greater Dallas Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce (GDTCC) was one of the event sponsors.—
Victoria Baeza Garcia,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The judges cited Leavenworth officials’ sworn testimony as compelling evidence that CoreCivic should not be allowed to reopen without guarantees that conditions would be safer for inmates and employees than in the past.—
Matthew Kelly
February 27,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic had been asking for more guarantees that its tech wouldn’t be used for surveillance of Americans or autonomous weapons.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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In 2018, mixed martial-arts champion Matt Serra was having a family meal in a restaurant when a belligerent drunken man entered, threatening servers and patrons.—
Timothy J. Pawl,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
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March 3- Luxury hotel restaurant patrons.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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European leaders have also acted as guarantors of Ukrainian interests in the tortuous peace talks process.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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All four nations are official guarantors of the peace deal.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Sureties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sureties. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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