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as in to bond
to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality or performance of
the shop will guarantee all work done on the car for 30 days
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as in to ensure
to make sure, certain, or safe
I can guarantee that you'll feel better after using my product for 30 days
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as in to declare
to state clearly and strongly
I guarantee that this movie is better than the last one in the series
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as in contract
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
the contractors gave us a written guarantee that the work on the house would be done by Christmas
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as in pledge
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise
you'll have to give your car keys as a guarantee that you'll come back
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Recent Examples of guarantee
Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, the company again reiterated that Larry Ellison is personally standing by to guarantee $43 billion covering the financing of the deal.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
This is not at all to claim that young babies in Norway never contract RSV, or that keeping them at home longer is a guarantee against them catching it or becoming severely ill.
—Ariana Hendrix, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
According to council leaders, the bill would guarantee that workers achieve a basic standard of living.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, the company again reiterated that Larry Ellison is personally standing by to guarantee $43 billion covering the financing of the deal.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
Chris Paddack, who is joining the team on a one-year deal, would appear to be a guarantee, as well.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
This is not at all to claim that young babies in Norway never contract RSV, or that keeping them at home longer is a guarantee against them catching it or becoming severely ill.
—Ariana Hendrix, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guarantee
Verb
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Thus bonded, the pair become the band’s Lennon and McCartney, with music fairly flowing out of them after Kitty moves in.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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Even then, though, the four actor-musicians didn’t really start to bond yet.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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This low-and-slow process of nuclear fusion in the lowest mass stars ensures that 100% of the raw hydrogen inside of them will eventually burn, fusing to completion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump has sought to avoid a similar fate with his site, which is a much smaller undertaking, and to ensure the initiative delivers visible political payoff.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The outbreaks have mostly affected children and have come as infectious disease experts warn that rising public distrust of vaccines generally may be contributing to the spread of a disease once declared eradicated by public health officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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They might also be saddened that 250 years after declaring independence from a tyrannical British king, the American system of government has arguably less democratic accountability for its leaders than the British one.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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On Friday the club announced that head coach Sonia Bompastor has extended her contract with the club until 2030.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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That would have given the Heat another contract to put into play, need be, for a potential deal during the 2026-27 cap calendar.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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But many have said that the public pledges remain too vague to gauge the program's full impact, and some experts have warned that the program is likely to be constrained by the courts.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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However, the average number of annual deaths has also markedly increased since before the council made the Vision Zero pledge.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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This isn’t shaping up as one of those years with a McDavid-level or even Bedard-level prospect waiting with the first pick, but in a way that’s even more incentive to tank for dead last, assuring no worse than a top-three pick in a year where that still might get you the best player.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Vonn clapped back on both, assuring the doctor that her ACL was, in fact, fully torn and the mental performance coach that her life was quite full, thank you very much.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Demand independent confirmation of whatever statements are asserted as facts.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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Going to the Super Bowl is about participating in monoculture while simultaneously asserting your singularity.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Details on the humanoid robot As part of the initial deal, Generative Bionics will develop the robot to support specific welding activities in naval manufacturing.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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But Chicago lawmakers have suggested that any deal would need some way to pay off the remaining debt of more than $500 million for the 2003 renovation of Soldier Field.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Guarantee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guarantee. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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