guarantees 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of guarantee
1
as in bonds
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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2
as in ensures
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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3
as in declares
to state clearly and strongly I guarantee that this movie is better than the last one in the series

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guarantees

2 of 2

noun

plural of guarantee
1
as in contracts
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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2
as in pledges
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 guarantees
Verb
Endless ink has been spilled about the decline of traditional movie stars and how casting the right celebrities no longer guarantees box office success. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026 The Department of Veterans Affairs guarantees a portion of the loan issued by private lenders — a structure called an entitlement — which lets customers secure a 0% down payment. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 The 12-team CFP guarantees one spot to a team from the Group of Six conferences — Pac-12, Mountain West, American, Sun Belt, Conference USA and Mid-American. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026 Win or lose, a candidate’s campaign will consume their life and their loved ones’; a victory guarantees their life will change forever. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The union’s foremost demand has been a contract that guarantees wages commensurate with the skyrocketing cost of living for a single adult New Yorker. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 That split all but guarantees the the Supreme Court will revisit the question. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026 One rule of thumb is to always choose somewhere displaying the VPN sign outside—this stands for Verace Pizza Napoletana, and guarantees that the pizza will be made according to an exacting set of criteria. — Nicky Swallow, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026 And the AdS/CFT correspondence essentially guarantees that anti-de Sitter space — which happens to be the space physicists understand best — is holographic. — Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
Good luck enforcing Potemkin guarantees from hyperscalers or arguing that local protests excuse a construction delay that blew a hole in the financing. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026 For Hoffman, the evening’s results were encouraging but not necessarily conclusive, and the extensive use of guarantees should be taken with a grain of salt. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Private financing can spread the upfront burden, but guarantees may create future public liabilities. — Hani Assi, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Holding an election during the war would be unlawful and Ukraine would need security guarantees to allow for safe voting, Zelenskyy added. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 Zelensky added that holding a vote during the war would be unlawful and that Ukraine would need security guarantees to allow people to vote safely. — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Zelenskyy added that holding an election during the war would be unlawful and that Ukraine would need security guarantees to allow for safe voting. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 The opposition also wants changes to the National Electoral Council, the restoration of political parties whose leadership was taken over through court decisions and guarantees for free and fair elections. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 But there are no guarantees in baseball, and LA's dominance is a testament to using their resources wisely. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guarantees
  1. bonds
  2. ensures
  3. declares
  4. contracts
  5. pledges
  6. assures
  7. asserts
  8. deals
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  • The young man who bonds with the ghost of his a–hole father while trapped in a gooey cushion of whale intestines stays with the ghost of his a–hole father.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Mia, the kindly next-door neighbor, and her daughter, Noora (Henrikke Lund-Olsen), who bonds with Elia at school.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bonds
Verb
  • And the quick turnover ensures that the rice’s temperature never dips too chilly.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • This democratizes input and ensures everyone’s perspective is brought to the table.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ensures
Verb
  • The treaty also declares that space is a global commons that can be used only for peaceful purposes.
    — Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The treaty also declares that space is a global commons that can be used for only peaceful purposes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of declares
Noun
  • Basis trades are an arbitrage bet in which hedge funds are positioned long in cash Treasurys while shorting their corresponding futures contracts, with the aim of profiting from the price gap.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Again, two-way contracts can be swapped out at any time, with such salaries not counting against the salary cap.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of contracts
Noun
  • Before launch, readers can also reserve a VIP spot with a fully refundable US$30 deposit, which adds US$200 cashback per machine and one-hour early access to the Super Early Bird pledges.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The messaging also seemed coordinated, with official statements followed by a flood of pledges of allegiance on social media.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of pledges
Verb
  • Camp manager Savanah assures me that schedules are flexible (or indeed, nonexistent) here.
    — Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • BougeRV assures me this isn’t something that would be exhibited by its production wagons.
    — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of assures
Verb
  • This asserts, to me, that Pleasure is , innately, an entity of Earth, of The Density , of The Body.
    — Gabi Abrão, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But, Punsalan asserts that the business is focused on other, more important priorities over the cafeteria or campus perks such as gym access offered in other tech companies.
    — Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of asserts
Noun
  • Niinami was a dynamic, “hands-onâ€� leader, integrating deals like the 2014 acquisition of Jim Beam bourbon while family chairman Nobutada Saji “kept our corporate culture,â€� Torii says.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Creator deals unveiled at the market included Endemol Shine Brasil’s pact with Latino creator house Grupo Podpah.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of deals

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“Guarantees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guarantees. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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