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noun

ˈwȯr-ənt How to pronounce warrant (audio)
Definition of warrantnext
as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something some employees suspected that the supervisor had no warrant from the CEO for instituting the draconian work rules

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warrant

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verb

1
as in to guarantee
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 to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory the state constitution warrants these measures

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3
as in to require
to have as a requirement the situation warrants your immediate attention

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4
as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully we'll all be dead before that happens, I warrant

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5
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to bailiffs are warranted to enforce the subpoena

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Recent Examples of warrant
Noun
The Hill also reports that there is no law requiring debt collectors to ask judges for arrest warrants for defendants who fail to appear in court. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 In May, Uthmeier joined Justice Department officials at the Miami Freedom Tower when the federal government announced its arrest warrant and charges. — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
The federal defendants in the case filed a motion Tuesday stating that remand of the permit is warranted, so Interior could make a new decision. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 And for a quarterback whose superpower involves shuffling through collapsing pockets, scrambling through squalor, throwing off any and every platform — such a question was warranted. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrant
  1. permission
  2. guarantee
  3. approve
  4. require
  5. insist
  6. enable
  7. authorization
  8. bond
Noun
  • Some cultures clean graves as a regular ritual Abrams agreed that proper cleaning, as well as permission from cemeteries, are crucial before setting out to clean a grave.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The files were later released online and made available on streaming platforms without Mathers' permission or knowledge.
    — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of permission
Verb
  • The steady trickle of those recordings into the groundwater of influence has guaranteed the album its afterlife, both as a great lost future of American music and as a central pillar in the group’s legacy.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Her departure is not guaranteed and the talks could fall apart, the people said.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of guarantee
Verb
  • Because the veteran lawmaker knew whom to call, Kifowit was able to cut through the red tape in about a day and a half and get the surgery approved.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The council also approved a 25% increase for the county executive, from $192,000 to $240,000.
    — Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of approve
Verb
  • Unmanned vessels could potentially carry additional missile capacity without requiring the same onboard crew arrangements as conventional warships.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Florida law requires that a judge be admitted to the Florida Bar for at least five years before taking office (with no requirement for actual experience, just the fact of possessing a law license).
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of require
Verb
  • The administration insists its strategy of inflicting economic pain is working.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Putin has long insisted that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which Russia has tried — and failed — to fully capture over more than four years of war have always been Russian.
    — Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of insist
Verb
  • Chinese clinical tools, medical devices, and enabling technologies are likely to become increasingly central, as well.
    — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The vulnerability, called P2PShell, impacts a coding language that powers 70% of the world’s websites, enabling hackers to remotely execute code or gain access to information stored on servers.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of enable
Noun
  • The deal, however, remains subject to congressional authorization and appropriations.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Endeavor nurses needed at least 30% of potential bargaining unit members to sign union authorization cards to file the election petition with the National Labor Relations Board.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of authorization
Verb
  • Now, Sarah, Mable and Norely Sanders are forever bonded by their experience.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Amid the turmoil of mass student protests in the streets of Belgrade, two young people are bonded by a rash act of rebellion, despite their outwardly incompatible ideologies.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
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