sureties

plural of surety
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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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Noun
  • But increasingly, the planet’s biggest pro clubs are signing younger and younger players to bigger and bigger contracts that deter their release when not required, either for fear of injury or fear of losing league games in their absence.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Things like contracts, registering workers with Social Security – purely organizational tasks.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Executive sponsors for each domain.
    Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Boosting oil production is seen by the bill’s sponsors and the California Energy Commission as a means of mitigating gasoline price spikes following decades of refinery closures.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That said, there are no guarantees, and you could still get bumped.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The incidents come at a time of stark confrontation between Russia and France, with French President Emmanuel Macron a vocal supporter of robust security guarantees for Ukraine as part of any potential peace deal.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec wound its way through the charming streets of Quebec City’s old town, where patrons sitting in outdoor sidewalk cafes cheered the team from their seats.
    Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Hungrier patrons may leave unfulfilled if the overall meal is insufficient versus ordering several things à la carte.
    Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By contrast, in Northern Ireland, more balanced oversight structures, including joint institutions and international guarantors, gave weaker parties a meaningful stake in compliance and implementation.
    Alpaslan Ozerdem, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
  • One of the Kremlin’s red lines is European peacekeeping forces being involved with Russian officials, suggesting China as one of the security guarantors.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Sureties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sureties. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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