sureties

plural of surety
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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 At the same time, sureties often view access to credit as an important indicator of financial strength when evaluating bonding capacity. Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 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? Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sureties
Noun
  • In each case, the contracts were built off of what would stand as less than mid-level money, with both having higher potential upside.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • College football kickers have started communicating with each other through informal group chats and social media to negotiate contracts, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
    Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Top sponsors of this year’s Pride weekend were Albertsons, sustainable food nonprofit City of Good, the city of Boise, Target and Fred Meyer.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Newsom vetoed an earlier version of the bill last October saying changes were needed, which sponsors say the new bill reflects.
    Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Ukraine is also seeking security guarantees from partners for a deal.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And filmmaking, unlike law or medicine, issues no license at the end of the program and has no job guarantees.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • During the day, patrons sip beer outside while chatting with friends or searching through crates of music.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Over courses of ravioli, New York strip steak, and whole roasted artichokes, the duo laughed and chatted with family, patrons, Knicks fans, and Towns’s teammate Jordan Clarkson.
    Clara Hillis, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Today, though, two of the largest guarantors of such completion bonds are merging in a move that could have a big impact on the indie film space.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
  • Neighbors digging with their hands is usually the true image of first responders, yet the longer that image lasts the more evident the State’s failure is in fulfilling its duties as guarantors of life and public safety.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

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“Sureties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sureties. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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