as in justified
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
a warranted use of force by the police
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as in guaranteed
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 approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the state constitution warrants these measures
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as in required
to have as a requirement
the situation warrants your immediate attention
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as in alleged
to state as a fact usually forcefully
we'll all be dead before that happens, I warrant
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as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
bailiffs are warranted to enforce the subpoena
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Recent Examples of warranted
Reuters, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Kyle Williamson, a San Antonio police sergeant, told the commissioners in his prepared statement that tough sentences are warranted for certain drug traffickers.
—Kevin Krause, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
His previous complaints are warranted, and Palace’s 2-0 defeat at Newcastle United on Sunday was another example of the problems caused by a perfect storm of a lack of depth and a relentless schedule denying them an opportunity to rectify familiar failings with work on the training pitch.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Given decades of evidence showing that drug addiction is a primary driver of child maltreatment and foster care entry for young children, the optimism surrounding cash and safety net solutions may have never been warranted.
—Sarah A. Font, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Much of the concern, however, assumes a worst-case scenario that might not be warranted.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
But the new mayor, who campaigned on a promise to make New York City more affordable, says a freeze is warranted at a time that rents have hit record highs.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
During outbreaks like this one, extra caution is warranted.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Clinical evidence is mixed, but caution is warranted.
—Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
Under Swiss law, a person is held in custody until a court rules within 48 hours on whether their detention is warranted.
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The justified fear was that without a conference affiliation with the two biggest schools in the Big 12 would be catastrophic to Texas Tech University, its football team, the entire athletic department, and to Lubbock itself.—
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Majumdar lavishes her characters with careful attention, and so the reader comes to regard their most troubling actions as justified, if not inevitable.—
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Tagovailoa is guaranteed $54 million for 2026, and the Dolphins would incur significant hits to the salary cap by releasing him.—
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Here at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, you’re practically guaranteed to see them.—
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If approved, new local sales taxes in Olathe would pay back the stadium bonds instead of going toward other local government functions.—
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The county has approved the extra occupancy at Harvest Farm through March of this year.—
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Emulating that has previously required a ton of detective work and a hodgepodge of products, but that changed with the 2025 launch of Stewart’s skin care brand Elm Biosciences and its inaugural A30 Elemental Serum.—
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He was freed on a $500,000 bond but was required to report to jail every weekend.—
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Montag and Pratt did indeed fake a breakup in 2011, as Bass' camp alleged.—
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It's alleged that Rates managed the thefts, directing others to steal the sports cards from local stores, including Target, paying them in cash, and collecting the merchandise to resell.—
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Researchers revealed that one of the key factors that enabled Despotopulos and his team to make these first-ever experimental measurements was access to the world’s highest-energy laser system, located at LLNL’s National Ignition Facility (NIF).—
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Venezuela isn’t solely to blame for America’s drug crisis, but Maduro protected, enabled, and profited from criminal networks trafficking drugs across the Western Hemisphere.—
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Jessie Buckley’s and Timothée Chalamet’s wins in the lead acting categories gave 25 points to Hamnet and Marty Supreme, respectively, while Amy Madigan’s surprising (but well deserved) win in Best Supporting Actress gave another 25 points to Weapons.—
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After some dynamic passing from Robertson and Bobby McMann, capped by a splendid finish from Roy, the Leafs’ new third line pushed the team to a deserved early lead.—
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The United States has not ratified the convention but generally treats its provisions as customary law.—
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The win came after the 30-team ECHL and its players’ union ratified a new five-year collective-bargaining agreement.—
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“Warranted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warranted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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