sureties

noun

plural of surety
1
as in contracts
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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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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Recent Examples of sureties At the same time, sureties often view access to credit as an important indicator of financial strength when evaluating bonding capacity. — Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 When your understanding of reality is challenged in such profound and disturbing ways that the sureties of science, religion or simple common sense provide neither comfort nor closure? — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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  1. contracts
  2. sponsors
  3. guarantees
  4. patrons
  5. guarantors
Noun
  • This latest project converts earlier plans into firm contracts.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Jackson launched his bid as a relative unknown, though Capitol insiders knew him because of Jackson Healthcare, its lucrative state contracts and his lobbying interest in healthcare, business and tax policy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of contracts
Noun
  • For sponsors willing to do the work, the search becomes less dependent on when the next obvious sports asset comes to market.
    — Chris Russo, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Although the bill, called the Delivery Protection Act, had a hearing in April and has earned supermajority support with 34 sponsors, Menin has not yet brought it to the floor for a vote.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of sponsors
Noun
  • The guarantees apply only to specific properties, inputs, and assumptions described in each proof.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Moscow has also noted the prospect of French or British nuclear guarantees extending to European states and nonnuclear European capitals considering the development of nuclear options of their own.
    — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of guarantees
Noun
  • Politicians could no longer rely on local patrons to intimidate people into voting for them and had to compete on representing their interests.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Previously, Korean patrons were setting up remote offices in Starbucks outlets, even bringing desktop computers and printers.
    — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of patrons
Noun
  • Today, though, two of the largest guarantors of such completion bonds are merging in a move that could have a big impact on the indie film space.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
  • Neighbors digging with their hands is usually the true image of first responders, yet the longer that image lasts the more evident the State’s failure is in fulfilling its duties as guarantors of life and public safety.
    — Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of guarantors

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“Sureties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sureties. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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