1
: characterized by certainty or security : guaranteed
an assured market
an assured place in history
Success is by no means assured.
She is assured of (having/getting) a job when she graduates. [=she is certain to have/get a job]
2
a
: very confident : self-assured
proceeded with an assured attitude
b
3
: sure that something is certain or true
You can rest assured [=you can be sure] that we won't be late.
Rest assured, it won't happen again.
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David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Rest assured, there’s still plenty of Bayhem to be had: the sequels have only maximized his visual style, and Bay provided jokey cameos in the latter installments.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Rest assured, if this is your situation, chocolate chip cookies, cakes, and whipped feta are still in your repertoire with these stellar hand mixers.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
Now, four years later, question marks still hang over the entire industry, but the future of Middletown seems to be more assured.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Rest assured, there are no golf courses, high rises or water parks in the future for Turtle Island.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Rest assured, there’s still plenty of Bayhem to be had: the sequels have only maximized his visual style, and Bay provided jokey cameos in the latter installments.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Rest assured, if this is your situation, chocolate chip cookies, cakes, and whipped feta are still in your repertoire with these stellar hand mixers.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
Now, four years later, question marks still hang over the entire industry, but the future of Middletown seems to be more assured.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assured. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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