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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2
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
Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Hazel Mae Forman, 50, was charged by warrant based on a North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services investigation, according to a police statement.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2025
Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
White picket fences call for a delicate touch, allowing the visual appeal of the fence itself to shine through the planting, while chain-link fences typically warrant heavy coverage.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Police were not immediately able to supply a warrant affidavit for Spencer’s arrest Saturday.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Hazel Mae Forman, 50, was charged by warrant based on a North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services investigation, according to a police statement.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
The astronomy community depends on the network to highlight intriguing signals that warrant further observation, Burns added.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
White picket fences call for a delicate touch, allowing the visual appeal of the fence itself to shine through the planting, while chain-link fences typically warrant heavy coverage.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrant
Noun
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The rules authorized in 2023 granted special permission to PAMM and the nearby Arsht Center performance hall to build digital billboards more than twice as large as what’s allowed elsewhere in the city.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Baldoni’s lawyers had achieved court permission to obtain messages between Swift and Lively after Lively’s team failed to block Swift’s involvement in the case altogether.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After him, big fees have flowed along the same route for Moises Caicedo (£100m guaranteed, up to £115m), Robert Sanchez (£20m, up to £25m) and Joao Pedro (over £50m, perhaps as much as £55m guaranteed).—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Exhibit 9 deal provides financial protection for players who suffer injuries during training camp, guaranteeing $15,000 in compensation if waived.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The spending watchdog agency echoed its 2019 criticism of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a lack of oversight of administrative costs associated with state initiatives approved in the name of Medicaid reform.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Looking for a way to speed up that process, the Cubs approved Tucker’s recent suggestion to travel to Florida to work with a physical therapy group near his home.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Other laws included policies barring ICE from accessing schools and hospitals without a judicial warrant and requiring schools, colleges, and universities to alert parents when ICE is on campus.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The company highlighted that StormBreaker weapon’s small size enables the use of fewer aircraft to take out the same number of targets as larger weapons that require multiple jets.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Yet Huang insists the skeptics are missing the deeper forces reshaping the economy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement As a result, civil rights leaders insisted that the pursuit of equality depended on freedom for unpopular speech.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The tri-mode seeker shares targeting information among all three modes, enabling StormBreaker to engage fixed or moving targets at any time of day and in all weather conditions, according to Raytheon.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Contrary to the previous examples, Palace are using a blocker outside the six-yard box to enable a centre-back’s run — Wharton’s role (red) in this routine is to create space for Guehi’s run by blocking Diouf.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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But Comey did not join in that authorization, the inspector general found.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Licenses must expire within one year, or the same date as the work authorization, whichever comes first.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My goal was to figure out how to get 12 guys to bond in a span of about three or four days to go play their best.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Louisville-area residents met a few years ago and bonded over originally being from Nepal, the Courier Journal previously reported.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warrant. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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