1
as in guarantees
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
accused her of breaking their contract by not completing the decorating job on budget
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2
as in agreements
an arrangement about action to be taken
a contract outlining what needed to be done by each person
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as in gets
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio
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as in shrinks
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
metal contracts at low temperatures
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as in compresses
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
contract the calf muscles in your legs
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as in covenants
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July
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Recent Examples of contracts
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
6 July 2026
All three finished their entry-level contracts, but Gauthier is ineligible to receive an offer sheet.
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Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
José Luis Ábalos, who was Spain’s transport minister between 2018 and 2021, was last week handed a 24-year sentence for rigging public contracts for face masks and other medical supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
5 July 2026
The program is month-to-month with no contracts or minimum commitment.
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Jay Sparks,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Announcements of that sort will come later after contracts are officially signed.
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Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Perhaps if this was any team other than the Yankees — where all of Hal Steinbrenner’s minions appear to have lifetime contracts — Aaron Boone’s status as manager would be coming under intense scrutiny about now.
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Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2026
All were standard, one-year Russian military contracts like those signed by foreign recruits from other countries.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
But months later, Feldstein Soto’s office still hasn’t executed the contracts, frustrating tenants rights advocates and the nonprofits, which are struggling to pay their staff without the funds from the city.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Maggie Dougherty,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Cassidy has been looking into the 340B program for years, including an investigation into the company that contracts with the government to be the program’s vendor and a hearing in October.
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John Wilkerson,
STAT,
25 June 2026
After that, taping becomes the main focus in an effort to control how the skin contracts onto the new underlying structure (more on that in a moment).
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Victoria Oliva,
Allure,
23 June 2026
Magnesium is a key electrolyte that helps keep the heart beating steady by regulating how the heart contracts.
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Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
18 June 2026
Kansas City has not had its own jail since 2009 and currently contracts out with other counties to hold detainees.
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Dylan Lysen
june 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Their limited time together is so important that Ryan throws caution to the wind and contracts chicken pox from an ill Phoebe.
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
The agency contracts with roughly 1,200 attorneys and support staff in such cases.
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Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
The sheriff’s office contracts out officers for Lafayette police and serves as that agency’s public voice.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Noun
In practice, governments still want contracts, jobs, and tax revenue at home.
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Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
6 July 2026
All three finished their entry-level contracts, but Gauthier is ineligible to receive an offer sheet.
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Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
José Luis Ábalos, who was Spain’s transport minister between 2018 and 2021, was last week handed a 24-year sentence for rigging public contracts for face masks and other medical supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
5 July 2026
The program is month-to-month with no contracts or minimum commitment.
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Jay Sparks,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Announcements of that sort will come later after contracts are officially signed.
—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Perhaps if this was any team other than the Yankees — where all of Hal Steinbrenner’s minions appear to have lifetime contracts — Aaron Boone’s status as manager would be coming under intense scrutiny about now.
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Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2026
All were standard, one-year Russian military contracts like those signed by foreign recruits from other countries.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
But months later, Feldstein Soto’s office still hasn’t executed the contracts, frustrating tenants rights advocates and the nonprofits, which are struggling to pay their staff without the funds from the city.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Verb
The federal regulator argued that the sports event contracts the markets offer are more similar to grain futures than to sports wagers, giving it exclusive jurisdiction.
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Maggie Dougherty,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Cassidy has been looking into the 340B program for years, including an investigation into the company that contracts with the government to be the program’s vendor and a hearing in October.
—
John Wilkerson,
STAT,
25 June 2026
After that, taping becomes the main focus in an effort to control how the skin contracts onto the new underlying structure (more on that in a moment).
—
Victoria Oliva,
Allure,
23 June 2026
Magnesium is a key electrolyte that helps keep the heart beating steady by regulating how the heart contracts.
—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
18 June 2026
Kansas City has not had its own jail since 2009 and currently contracts out with other counties to hold detainees.
—
Dylan Lysen
june 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Their limited time together is so important that Ryan throws caution to the wind and contracts chicken pox from an ill Phoebe.
—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
The agency contracts with roughly 1,200 attorneys and support staff in such cases.
—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
The sheriff’s office contracts out officers for Lafayette police and serves as that agency’s public voice.
—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contracts
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Over time, create a constituency of parents and young adults who prefer individualized market returns over the collective guarantees of the Social Security Trust Fund.
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And strong support policies, such as an extended return window and money-back guarantees, now act as safeguards that can help customers feel more confident about their purchase.
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But changing how the world executes agreements was never just about software.
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The company specializes in services like Offer in Compromise, installment agreements, and business tax resolution.
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
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Their combative behavior gets under your skin as Mars and Uranus align!
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Still, Beijing is betting billions of dollars on humanoid robots as a strategic technology that could increase productivity as economic growth slows and its workforce shrinks.
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Under sustained acceleration, leadership teams frequently start operating within more compressed decision cycles where immediate demands dominate attention and time for reflection gradually shrinks.
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The system first creates a magnetized plasma, then rapidly compresses it with a lithium liner.
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Sitting for hours on end compresses joints and reduces circulation of synovial fluid, the body’s natural joint lubricant.
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The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.
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One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.
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Don’t wait to shop, since these fast-selling deals won’t last long.
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Amazon has deals on the exact brands the multi-hyphenate wears and raves about, plus pieces pulled straight from her playbook (cough, her Instagram, cough).
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Last year, Indiana ended the season with Taelon Peter, Ethan Thompson, and Jalen Slawson on two-way pacts.
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But the number of teams still able to progress opens up the possibility of non-aggression pacts in this final round of group games, evoking memories of West Germany vs Austria at the 1982 World Cup.
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