to assure
/əˈʃʊɹ/
verbto guarantee the occurrence of something
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1. Selling is assuring.
2. Your victory is assured.
3. Your victory is assured.
4. Your victory is assured.
5. So that no level of certification, even the highest level, the platinum rating, assures health protection.
assured
/əˈʃʊɹd/
adjectivedisplaying confidence in oneself and one's capabilities
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1. So the world, at least at that point in time, had avoided a mutually assured destruction.
2. But the fundamental question, mutual assured destruction, the answer is yes.
3. You’re more assured of yourself and who you are.
4. When you press the button at a crossing, you feel more assured that the light will eventually switch to green.
5. Self trust can be summed up as the assured reliance on your character, ability, strength and truth.
in the bag
/ɪnðə bˈæɡ/
phrasein a way that achieving success or victory is certain
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1. Your lunch, your boots or not they better be in the bag! -
2. His body was on the stretcher, and his legs, both legs were in the bag in the corner.
3. And I go, it's in the bag!
4. It's in the bag!
5. Diaz returned from the mountains, presumably thinking the next election was in the bag.
to believe
/bɪˈɫiv/
verbto accept something to be true even without proof
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1. Basically, entrepreneurs believe in themselves.
2. This person believes in climate change.
3. Most people believed him.
4. My mother believed in dreams and possibilities.
5. Always believe the woman.
to believe in
/bɪlˈiːv ˈɪn/
verbto think that a method, idea, etc. is right, acceptable, or effective
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1. You've been in CONGRESS 12 years, fighting for what you Believe In.
2. They tell US what we think and Believe In.
3. That's a set of ideas that I Believe In.
to bet
/ˈbɛt/
verbused to express that one is sure about something or thinks that something is very likely
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1. People treat bet.
2. I bet 100 dollars with the original Phillies fan.
3. I bet 100 dollars on the Yankees.
4. Make Bets.
5. I bet the kids there like high top shoes.
beyond doubt
/bɪjˌɑːnd dˈaʊt/
adverbwithout a doubt; used to show certainty
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1. This photo proved, beyond doubt, that the Soviets were building nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
2. Along the way, the experiment proves something else beyond doubt.
3. That they practiced human sacrifice is beyond doubt.
4. The injustice of the process and the inhumanity of the execution were beyond doubt.
5. it's beyond doubt that she knows this place very well.
bound
/ˈbaʊnd/
adjectivelikely to happen or sure to experience something
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1. The relationship between the first ladies and their enslaved help forms the core of my book Ties that Bound.
2. Whereupon Madame Loiseau's vulgar temperament broke bounds.
3. And so narcissism knows no bounds.
4. Then bounds whichWindow dot bounds property of it.
5. Then bounds whichWindow dot bounds property of it.
buoyancy
/ˈbɔɪənsi/
nouna feeling of hopefulness and confidence that makes one remain cheerful, especially in sad or unpleasant situations
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1. Controlling their buoyancy.
2. His buoyancy is equivalent.
3. That’s buoyancy.
4. The key to this exercise is buoyancy.
5. This effect is called buoyancy.
buoyant
/ˈbɔɪənt/
adjectivebeing optimistic and behaving in a cheerful manner
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1. So warm humid air is even more buoyant than warm dry air.
2. It's buoyant.
3. Their leaves, flat buoyant pads, set the stage for a pair of gangly chicks.
4. Warm air is buoyant.
5. It's now buoyant.
can
/ˈkæn/, /kən/
verbused to express that one denies the possibility of something happening or being the case
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1. Samples of voices from security camera tapes, telephone answering machines, or other recording devices can be scanned electronically.
2. The consequences of chronic sleep deprivation can be truly disastrous.
3. Here you can see sea animals like seals.
4. It can fill up 270 pints a minute.
5. They can offer suggestions.
cast-iron
/kˈæstˈaɪɚn/
adjectivecertain and confident
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1. Cast-iron pans are exceptionally versatile.
2. And you could also use a cast-iron skillet.
3. Our cast-iron pan is at medium-high heat.
4. I have a cast-iron pan heating in the oven right now.
5. It's a cast-iron skillet.
categorical
/ˌkætəˈɡɑɹɪkəɫ/, /ˌkætəˈɡɔɹɪkəɫ/
adjectivewithout a doubt
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1. Vowels aren’t categorical like this.
2. Well, what was the categorical imperative contrasted with?
3. The categorical imperative was contrasted with the hypothetical imperative.
4. Categorical imperative is, don't create big government ever under any circumstance.
5. You violated the categorical imperative.
cert
/ˈsɝt/
nounsomething that is sure to happen or succeed
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1. The first time was a cert petition.
2. and you find out your cert your calibration
3. They might grant out cert.
4. We granted cert in this case.
5. But the Supreme Court recently granted cert.
certain
/ˈsɝtən/
adjectivefeeling completely sure about something and showing that you believe it
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1. He believed that each area of the brain was linked to a certain behavior, such as bravery.
2. After a certain point, the added weight no longer yields additional range.
3. One thing was certain.
4. Regardless of theory, one thing is certain.
5. Many other forms of liposuction exist, certain forms involve lasers.
certainty
/ˈsɝtənti/
nounthe state of being sure about something, usually when there is proof
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1. It adds certainty.
2. And he seeks certainty.
3. But they bought certainty.
4. Five, feel this certainty.
5. People need certainty.
certitude
/ˈsɝtəˌtud/
nounthe feeling of complete certainty
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1. I’m the 100% metaphysical certitude.
2. Well to me betraying the age means exposing its conceits, its foibles, its phony moral certitudes.
3. They have vocational certitude, they have planted themselves down.
4. And now, where there was once a mountain of certitude, there was, running right down to its foundation, a spring of doubt, a spring that promised rivers.
5. Swiftness and certitude require strength, and the man had not this strength.
to check
/ˈtʃɛk/
verbto make sure that a thing is true, correct, present, or in a good condition by examining something
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1. The computer system checks the rider's body movements about 100 times every second.
2. Check your local listings.
3. Checking the facts.
4. - Check your chimple!
5. Check the other box.
check
/ˈtʃɛk/
nounthe act of ascertaining the validity, security, or suitability of something by inspecting it
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1. The computer system checks the rider's body movements about 100 times every second.
2. Check your local listings.
3. Checking the facts.
4. - Check your chimple!
5. Check the other box.
to check on
/tʃˈɛk ˈɑːn/
verbto check the wellbeing, truth, or condition of someone or something
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to check over
/tʃˈɛk ˈoʊvɚ/
verbexamine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
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1. Every single hair is checked over by hand.
2. No more craning your neck to check over your shoulder.
3. Checked over by us.
4. On larger roundabouts we also check over our left shoulder as there is more space for a car to hide in, and we are driving at a higher speed.
5. Check over your left shoulder and right shoulder.
to check through
/tʃˈɛk θɹˈuː/
verbto carefully inspect or examine something, especially one that consists of different parts
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to check up on
/tʃˈɛk ˌʌp ˈɑːn/
verbexamine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
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1. None of the family has checked up on me.
2. Nobody else has really checked up on me.
3. You haven't checked up on them in a while.
4. "Just checking up on everybody."
5. Do I have to check up on you?
to guarantee
/ˌɡɛɹənˈti/
verbto make sure that something will occur
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1. One country, two systems supposedly guarantees a high-degree of autonomy from China.
2. The supreme law of the land, guarantees freedom of speech and of the press.
3. Guarantees national coverage.
4. Pretty much guaranteed a spot on any Chinese-American food menu.
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