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as in contract
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 sponsor
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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as in assurance
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
I can't tell you the year in which that event happened with any great surety
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Recent Examples of surety
He was released on $5,000 surety, which requires a defendant to post 10% in cash or the full amount in property.
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Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
The return from injury of their best defender, Gleison Bremer, has brought an authority and surety that was lacking.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Court records show a judge set Brewer’s bond to $100,000 cash or surety.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
When arrested, his bail is set at $4,000 cash surety.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
The return from injury of their best defender, Gleison Bremer, has brought an authority and surety that was lacking.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Court records show a judge set Brewer’s bond to $100,000 cash or surety.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
When arrested, his bail is set at $4,000 cash surety.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surety
Noun
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The Warriors, who lost three centers on Friday, are signing former Utah Jazz and Miami Heat 7-foot center Omer Yurtseven to a 10-day contract, according to multiple reports.—
Jon Becker,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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On February 14th, Anthropic was told that a failure to accept the government’s demands might result in contract cancellation.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The purpose of an early debate is to help Californians evaluate a still-developing field, not to let academics and media sponsors freeze the race before most people start paying attention.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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For the last year, Schiff worked to gather sponsors in Congress for a federal production incentive that layers on top of state-level subsidies.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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The government wasn’t using autonomous weapons and claimed no mass-surveillance plans—but for a company to ask for those assurances in writing was to sign its own death warrant.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Regnitz reiterated, to a second assurance from Gunn.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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But restaurant industry workers speaking at a news conference hosted by the One Fair Wage political campaign Wednesday morning challenged the notion, arguing workers deserve the higher pay, the stable guarantee of the minimum and often face wage theft.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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But the French pledge does not extend a guarantee to defend allies with French nuclear weapons.—
Amy McAuliffe,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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Soon patrons will be able to walk around the South Downtown Entertainment District with a drink in hand, thanks to a city ordinance exemption passed by the Atlanta City Council on Monday.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The only way that model works is if it’s funded by donors and patrons.—
Daren Smith,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
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But even the certainty of heaven did not quiet my father’s worry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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That certainty proved well-founded.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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At that point, Live Nation will have 30 days to divest its interests in the 13 amphitheaters and end exclusive deals for Ticketmaster for the hundreds of other venues nationwide.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Under the new deal, the $1 unlock fee would remain but Denver residents would pay 25 cents per minute while other riders would pay 39 cents per minute.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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When legislation is framed as fulfilling a divine mandate, the state risks becoming an instrument of a particular faith rather than a neutral guarantor of liberty.—
Brielle Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2026
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China lacks meaningful force projection in the region, offers no defense commitments and has consistently avoided the burdens of a security guarantor.—
John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Surety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surety. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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