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as in guaranteeing
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 approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the state constitution warrants these measures
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as in requiring
to have as a requirement
the situation warrants your immediate attention
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as in alleging
to state as a fact usually forcefully
we'll all be dead before that happens, I warrant
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as in enabling
to give official or legal power to
bailiffs are warranted to enforce the subpoena
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Recent Examples of warranting
Medical professionals, like those at MDH, said there's no new evidence warranting a change to the childhood vaccine schedule.
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Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The judge disagreed with most of these examples not being protected speech, singling out the chasing of a law enforcement vehicle as not warranting a response.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Jan. 2026
German manufacturer Miele is known for vacuum cleaners built to last, and the Miele Triflex HX2 is no exception, warranting it a spot on our list of the best cordless vacuums.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
During Kelly’s 2011 mission, crew members discovered a gash in the fuselage, warranting a call to Pope Benedict XVI.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2025
The Ohio Supreme Court sentencing reveals the points drivers could receive for various driving offenses, with 12 point warranting a suspension.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
If no one has heard of them, that could be a potential red flag, warranting deeper research.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Of the 75-plus children in monitoring, five have progressed to hyperglycemia, warranting clinical care, and none of these children developed DKA.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
California water officials issued advisories and closed popular swim areas at Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County after detecting algal bloom conditions that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) identified as warranting caution and closure for public safety.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The judge disagreed with most of these examples not being protected speech, singling out the chasing of a law enforcement vehicle as not warranting a response.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Jan. 2026
German manufacturer Miele is known for vacuum cleaners built to last, and the Miele Triflex HX2 is no exception, warranting it a spot on our list of the best cordless vacuums.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
During Kelly’s 2011 mission, crew members discovered a gash in the fuselage, warranting a call to Pope Benedict XVI.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2025
The Ohio Supreme Court sentencing reveals the points drivers could receive for various driving offenses, with 12 point warranting a suspension.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
If no one has heard of them, that could be a potential red flag, warranting deeper research.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Of the 75-plus children in monitoring, five have progressed to hyperglycemia, warranting clinical care, and none of these children developed DKA.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
California water officials issued advisories and closed popular swim areas at Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County after detecting algal bloom conditions that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) identified as warranting caution and closure for public safety.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warranting
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Last week, Skubal won a precedent-setting arbitration hearing against the Tigers, guaranteeing him a $32 million salary in 2026 after Detroit proposed $19 million.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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And now the Senate is in recess, guaranteeing no funding compromise for DHS for at least a week.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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In early 2024, Guojun and Silvia briefly found themselves under scrutiny from a judge in family court, who took the rare step of calling a confidential hearing before approving a pre-birth order.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The battle over new congressional maps ahead of November’s midterm elections has heated up as primary elections rapidly approach, with various court rulings blocking and approving new maps.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Feb. 2026
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In their request for a rehearing, the nonprofits said their members and communities were unfairly being forced to pay to keep a costly and unreliable plant operating and that the department didn't even comply with the law requiring it to show why this was the best alternative.—
MATTHEW DALY,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Delays and mistreatment reported Over the first four days of the crossing’s opening, just 36 Palestinians requiring medical care were allowed to leave for Egypt, plus 62 companions, according to United Nations data.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The National Redistricting Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of two Florida voters alleging DeSantis’s attempt to redistrict the state mid-decade via a special session is unlawful.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Feb. 2026
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The files also contain testimony from an unnamed Epstein victim alleging that Brin had visited Epstein’s island around 2006.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Healthcare’s next era will likely be defined by infrastructures that mirror those in fintech or logistics, systems that operate invisibly beneath the surface while enabling every stakeholder to move with confidence.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The last hurrah was a free agent spending spree designed to conquer the Dallas Cowboys that resulted in their last championship following the 1994 season, enabling Steve Young to escape the shadow of Joe Montana with a 49-26 win over the San Diego Chargers in Miami.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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America’s ratification that year broke a logjam of inaction by nations that had signed the agreement but were wary about actually ratifying it as a legal document.—
Gary W. Yohe,
The Conversation,
10 Jan. 2026
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Key members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Sunday to keep production levels steady through the end of March, once again ratifying a decision first made in November to suspend last year’s sequence of swift increases.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Without needing to improve, Mathilde Gremaud takes a victory lap down the slope wearing the Swiss flag like a cape around her neck.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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There’s wanting and liking—and then there’s needing.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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One side keeps insisting tougher enforcement and punishment will fix everything.—
Mark Mitchell,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Each design carries weight — physically and symbolically — insisting that perfume is not an accessory, but an object worthy of permanence.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Warranting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warranting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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