as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
some employees suspected that the supervisor had no warrant from the CEO for instituting the draconian work rules
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1
as in to guarantee
to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of
the computer company unconditionally warrants all of its products for one full year
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as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the state constitution warrants these measures
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3
as in to require
to have as a requirement
the situation warrants your immediate attention
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4
as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
we'll all be dead before that happens, I warrant
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5
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
bailiffs are warranted to enforce the subpoena
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Recent Examples of warrant
Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Based on this information, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Johnson on a charge of Terroristic Threat.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
If a mature, treasured sycamore loses its leaves year after year, consult a certified arborist about whether professional treatment might be warranted.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Noun
Two days later, detectives received an arrest warrant for two counts of first-degree murder with a firearm but have not yet found the suspect.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Based on this information, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Johnson on a charge of Terroristic Threat.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Verb
Pulling out the vacuum or broom for one final pass through is oftentimes warranted.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
If a mature, treasured sycamore loses its leaves year after year, consult a certified arborist about whether professional treatment might be warranted.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrant
Noun
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In order to hunt on private land, hunters must have written permission, Meeker said.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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As a fallback, the administration also sought permission to begin public communications on how the policy would be implemented, should it eventually be upheld.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Verb
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The contract is not fully guaranteed; however, Wilson — the Nets’ second-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft — is a rotation player and considered part of the team’s future as its rebuild continues.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2025
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Trump is exerting significant pressure on holdouts to fall in line, but passage in the lower chamber is not guaranteed.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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The county approved a Spanish Colonial Revival-style replacement, funded in part by a bond, with cost overruns paid for by taxes on oil extraction in the county, said Bob Dickey, a docent for the Santa Barbara County Courthouse.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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In September 2023, California approved the Climate Accountability Package, a pair of bills aimed at creating sustainability reporting requirements.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Further cuts will be required to reduce the U.S. deficit with the Congressional Budget Office projecting Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill will add $2.4 trillion to the national debt.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Reservations required: Which national parks require them in 2025 Unrelated, the executive order also revokes a presidential memorandum signed by then-President Barack Obama in 2017 that promoted a range of diversity and inclusion efforts in the management of national parks and other public lands.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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Immediately after his death, Knight says Afeni, who died at age 60 in May 2016, turned to him and insisted her son be cremated, right then and there.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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First, Disney insists on direct senior leadership involvement, recognizing that executives must work alongside their teams to separate genuine AI capabilities from marketing hype.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This includes mini-rovers, crewed lunar rovers, and all kinds of instrumentation that will enable lunar exploration, development, and in-situ resource development.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
28 June 2025
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From a practical standpoint, this decision enables an unprecedented situation where individuals born on U.S. territory might be considered citizens in one jurisdiction but not an adjacent one.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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In 2020, then-U.S. Attorney General William Barr authorized prosecutors to seek the death penalty against the Saenz brothers, but President Joe Biden’s attorney general, Merrick Garland, withdrew that authorization in November 2023.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
2 July 2025
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The wastewater testing program would need authorization from the legislature.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The pair of outsiders initially bond over being the rare scholarship students at their chilly New England Catholic school.—
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1 July 2025
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The two have also bonded about their Mexican-American heritage.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
1 July 2025
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“Warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warrant. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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