warrant 1 of 2

noun

ˈwȯr-ənt How to pronounce warrant (audio)
Definition of warrantnext
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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warrant

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verb

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
Noun
Dixmoor police said the FBI notified them of the effort to serve a warrant at the home, so officers helped the FBI set up a perimeter, but police said they were not involved with actually serving the warrant. — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Agents served a warrant on Curitore’s home Tuesday and arrested him and seized all of his electronic devices, the complaint states. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
Some of these misgivings are serious enough to warrant getting up from the table — Robby finds Fraser in the pantry to ask him to adjust the temperature of the wine. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026 Another year, another travel trend—though this one might actually warrant the hype. — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrant
  1. permission
  2. guarantee
  3. approve
  4. require
  5. insist
  6. enable
  7. authorization
  8. bond
Noun
  • The French civil aviation authority and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency have both granted permission for HyLight’s airships—which have so far logged more than 750 flight hours—to operate beyond visual line of sight.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In September, the Coastal Commission gave the county permission to raise and repair the road a few miles west of the town of Ferndale, with conditions.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of permission
Verb
  • The steady trickle of those recordings into the groundwater of influence has guaranteed the album its afterlife, both as a great lost future of American music and as a central pillar in the group’s legacy.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Her departure is not guaranteed and the talks could fall apart, the people said.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of guarantee
Verb
  • Because the veteran lawmaker knew whom to call, Kifowit was able to cut through the red tape in about a day and a half and get the surgery approved.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The council also approved a 25% increase for the county executive, from $192,000 to $240,000.
    — Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of approve
Verb
  • Unmanned vessels could potentially carry additional missile capacity without requiring the same onboard crew arrangements as conventional warships.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Florida law requires that a judge be admitted to the Florida Bar for at least five years before taking office (with no requirement for actual experience, just the fact of possessing a law license).
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of require
Verb
  • The character cheerfully insisted that Scotch whisky, the Garden of Eden, and most other worthwhile inventions had originated in his homeland.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Although Nvidia has insisted the RTX 5090 hasn’t been discontinued, the product has been harder to find at retailers.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of insist
Verb
  • Chinese clinical tools, medical devices, and enabling technologies are likely to become increasingly central, as well.
    — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The vulnerability, called P2PShell, impacts a coding language that powers 70% of the world’s websites, enabling hackers to remotely execute code or gain access to information stored on servers.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of enable
Noun
  • In fact, American Airlines' current AAdvantage terms say the airline has no general obligation to restore miles withdrawn without authorization.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Finally, for a business process, that review needs to cover the authorization record, too.
    — Swapnil Upganlawar, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of authorization
Verb
  • Now, Sarah, Mable and Norely Sanders are forever bonded by their experience.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Amid the turmoil of mass student protests in the streets of Belgrade, two young people are bonded by a rash act of rebellion, despite their outwardly incompatible ideologies.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of bond

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