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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
His bond was set at $750,000 cash or surety.
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
When arrested, his bail is set at $4,000 cash surety.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The market’s surety of a cut grew as a result, expecting the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to rush to the aid of the maximum employment side of its dual mandate.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
Revenant doubles that surety by casting her in dual roles, as the troubled yet sensitive Gu San-yeong and the demon possessing her.
—Geoffrey Bunting, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
When arrested, his bail is set at $4,000 cash surety.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The market’s surety of a cut grew as a result, expecting the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to rush to the aid of the maximum employment side of its dual mandate.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
Revenant doubles that surety by casting her in dual roles, as the troubled yet sensitive Gu San-yeong and the demon possessing her.
—Geoffrey Bunting, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surety
Noun
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Kross and Scarlett made headlines after their departures from WWE in August, following the expiration of their contracts.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The trust operates it under a contract with the Texas General Land Office, and the state plans to spend $400 million on a renovation with a new museum and visitor center set to open in 2027.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood is backed by presenting sponsors Chase Sapphire Reserve, eBay and Eli Lilly and Company with additional support from ALO, FWRD & REVOLVE, Kérastase, Quince and Starbucks.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Kasten speaks about his popularity not just in Japan, but across Asia, and how that’s created a profile of premium sponsors.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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His legal team condemned the plan as unconstitutional and punitive, warning that without assurances from Liberia, Abrego Garcia could be sent back to El Salvador.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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German journalism unions have voiced concerns over the editorial direction of ProSieben under MFE, which led to Berlusconi providing assurances to senior government ministers that independence would remain.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, Deadline reported that Grey's Anatomy had reduced the minimum guarantees for series regulars from 18 episodes per season to 14 during its 2024-25 season.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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The place is the Savin Bar + Kitchen, in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, where immediately inside the front door, patrons are greeted by a larger-than-life framed mugshot of Bulger — the mob-boss, murderer, bank robber, drug dealer and extortionist — peering cooly out from under his fedora.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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On May 5, 2024, patrons called police to report a security guard pointing a rifle at people.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Markets continued to price in a near certainty for a Fed rate cut next week, and upped the odds for another in December, with just a 4% probability the central bank won't ease two more times before the end of the year, according to the CME Group's FedWatch.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Her certainty falters as the light from the mothership dims, the last traces of the hive connection dying above them.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Wayfair Way Day sale ends tonight, so don’t hesitate to add these top deals to your virtual cart.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, Davies previously told EW that the Disney+ deal gave Doctor Who a larger budget for every episode, which presumably means that the streamer's departure will bring the budgets back down to the show's pre-Disney days.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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The guarantors demand Hamas uphold its obligations under the ceasefire terms.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Both plans had Maduro’s initial approval and portrayed the Rodríguez siblings as potential guarantors of continuity and stability.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Surety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surety. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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