1
as in contract
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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2
as in sponsor
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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as in assurance
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
I can't tell you the year in which that event happened with any great surety
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Recent Examples of surety
Nelson’s bond was set at $100,000 cash surety, and the suspect was released the following day.
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Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
Magistrate Jill Sage set Nelson’s bond at $100,000 cash surety.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Any person with a license as a bail bond agent, general bail bond agent, or surety recovery agent may apply to the program as provided in the act.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The Trunk is a more complex slow-burn compared to the traditional K-drama, trading the surety of a confident love story for something quieter and more hard-won.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
Magistrate Jill Sage set Nelson’s bond at $100,000 cash surety.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Any person with a license as a bail bond agent, general bail bond agent, or surety recovery agent may apply to the program as provided in the act.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The Trunk is a more complex slow-burn compared to the traditional K-drama, trading the surety of a confident love story for something quieter and more hard-won.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surety
Noun
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Hoji added that people should get proper legal advice before signing contracts that bind them to some form of confidentiality.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 June 2025
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Based on how consistently well he's performed over the years, Washington should have no problem signing him to a new contract.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Those three brands are among the 500 new sponsors the NHL picked up in 2024-25, The Flyers’ deal helped the auto sector pull in an additional $8.5 million in sponsorship spend (an 8% increase year-over-year) as the category remained the third-biggest sector for the league.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
13 June 2025
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Off the pitch, Haaland works with Nike, Clear and Beats by Dre, among other sponsors.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The Sox said there’s no assurance a future transaction will occur, and in no event would a transaction take place before 2029.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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But attorneys for the students argued the government’s decision gave no assurance the visa restoration would last.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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Rings of Power, for instance, was not officially renewed for months and months when season 3 was supposedly going to be a guarantee initially.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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There were few strings attached: the U.S. Small Business Administration offered full guarantees to borrowers and agreed to forgive the loans approved by banks as long as they were used for paying employee wages and other overhead costs.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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The resentment that artists feel about the act of laundering their patron’s cultural cache has been around at least as long as the Greeks were dealing with Alcibiades, but Mac brings a pleasurably vicious mania to this particular play-as-tirade.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Over the course of her career, Gentileschi, the daughter of the Mannerist painter Orazio Gentileschi, was commissioned by top artistic patrons — the Medici family in Italy as well as monarchs Philip IV of Spain and Charles I of England — before being lost to history following her death in 1653.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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At the heart of this evolution is a core tension: leverage versus certainty.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Some might find the introduction of a major conflict — when a different date turns nightmarish for Sophie, causing Lucy to question her certainties about what makes a good match and berate herself for failing to spot red flags — to be a heavy-handed nudge toward a resolution.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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The rally in healthcare has been driven by cross-border deals, positive drug approvals, and broad policy support.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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At the beginning of the year, WWD reported that Medik8 was exploring deal options.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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The first was that Netanyahu was the ultimate guarantor of Israeli security, a far-sighted hawk who, for all his faults, could be relied on to keep Israelis safe.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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One of those one-bid lots was the Mondrian composition, which appears to have been purchased by its guarantor.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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“Surety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surety. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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