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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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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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
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
Furcal surrendered to Sunrise police and was taken into custody after an arrest warrant for him was issued on Monday.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Your ob-gyn may also send you for a blood test to assess HCG levels, which can give them more insight into whether the pregnancy is developing as expected or if there is something of concern that warrants further testing.
—Lisa McCarty, SELF, 21 May 2025
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Noun
The trooper approached the driver, who was not identified, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
Furcal surrendered to Sunrise police and was taken into custody after an arrest warrant for him was issued on Monday.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
Verb
But diseases also don’t have to be catastrophically deadly to warrant a childhood-vaccination policy, Ofer Levy, the director of the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Your ob-gyn may also send you for a blood test to assess HCG levels, which can give them more insight into whether the pregnancy is developing as expected or if there is something of concern that warrants further testing.
—Lisa McCarty, SELF, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warrant
Noun
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Shadow on projects that excite you (with your manager’s permission).—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Before they could be disposed of, Lodge took the remains without the knowledge or permission of Harvard, the donor of the cadavers or the donor's family, according to the U.S. attorney's office.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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But unlike last offseason, when the Falcons committed $90 million guaranteed to Kirk Cousins before using a first-round pick for another QB, Michael Penix Jr., the move to draft pass rushers Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr. was not an either-or proposition.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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All they were guaranteed was pay for their work and a chance to apply for the lucrative scholarships.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Donors could have offered direct payments to the city that the council would have needed to approve publicly, the report said.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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Meanwhile, their supervisors, Kevin Bom and Gregory Merritt, were also accused by prosecutors of approving false reports that contradicted evidence of the abuse Gabriel was suffering.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Technical safety oversight roles often require highly skilled professionals who have other employment prospects, and a sense of mission and stability plays a major role in drawing and keeping such talent, Connery argued.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The fiddly business of cracking crabs or peeling shrimp requires a little time and focus, and that is what’s so great about a seafood boil.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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Her father’s second-in-command, the handsome Jack Dean, insists family members play fair in obeying their father’s will.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The administration can also insist that other countries pay prices commensurate with the value of new medicines as a condition of striking trade agreements with the United States.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The Golden Power legislation enables the Italian government to intercede or set conditions on foreign and domestic corporate takeovers in key sectors, including banking.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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These portable devices need a SIM or eSIM and enable you to connect multiple gadgets via Wi-Fi.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The two left the Lewisville Juvenile Treatment Center without authorization around 2:45 p.m.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
19 May 2025
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That's true in Minnesota, where the proposal to strip the state's health insurance coverage for adults in the country without authorization emerged as part of a compromise budget framework.—
Laura Fitzgerald,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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The two are bonded forever, use catchphrases to communicate and care intensely about each other.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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If Korda happens to bond with his offspring, that’s a bonus.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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“Warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warrant. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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