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as in contracts
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 sponsors
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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Recent Examples of sureties
When your understanding of reality is challenged in such profound and disturbing ways that the sureties of science, religion or simple common sense provide neither comfort nor closure?
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sureties
Noun
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Then modernize infrastructure by ensuring major contracts, especially TxDOT’s, deliver projects on time, on budget, and ahead of demand.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Implementing reviews of active consulting contracts.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Born in Oslo, Pinheiro Braathen broke away from Norway's ski program in 2024 after a dispute over not having the freedom to work with his own sponsors, switching to represent Brazil — his mother's home nation.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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For employers and plan sponsors, that means building benefit strategies around clear data, practical insight, and long-term sustainability rather than short-term fixes.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Zelensky, who has been president since 2019, noted that elections have not been held since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 and stressed that Ukraine needed strong security guarantees before agreeing to any end to the war.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Ukrainian president also reiterated his demand for strong security guarantees as a precondition to ending the war.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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Her daughter, Nina Greipel, fulfilled a promise to patrons by creating a cookbook of the restaurant's recipes.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Briarcliff Entertainment ‘s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, directed by Verbinski, follows a man claiming to be from the future who takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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All four nations are official guarantors of the peace deal.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Dec. 2025
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What Happens Next Under the resolution, Israeli forces are expected to gradually withdraw from Gaza as stability improves, following standards and timelines tied to demilitarization and agreed upon by Israel, the stabilization force, the United States and other ceasefire guarantors.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Sureties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sureties. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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