Thesaurus results for SURETIES

sureties

noun

plural of surety

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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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

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Flock Safety’s license plate scanners are being vandalized and cities have ended contracts with the company over community outcry.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Weeks later, Kao told his team Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts.

— Katie Nixdorf, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of contracts

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Merle, dressed for the opening in matching pink Pucci dress and shoes and Danny in a pink seersucker suit, served as show sponsors.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
During his tenure as creative director at Loewe, the Spanish brand was one of the main sponsors of Frieze London.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of sponsors

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Aware of women’s electoral weight, activists are seeking to leverage that power to seek guarantees that such promises will not later be shelved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
In addition, workers also secured minimum-hour guarantees, pay for all hours worked, and overtime protections including holidays and sixth and seventh workdays.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of guarantees

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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