diff --git a/racket/typed/core-types.rkt b/racket/typed/core-types.rkt
index 8bb895f..756c58a 100644
--- a/racket/typed/core-types.rkt
+++ b/racket/typed/core-types.rkt
@@ -1165,7 +1165,10 @@
   (syntax-local-bind-syntaxes (list x-) #f ctx)
   (syntax-local-bind-syntaxes (list x)
                               #`(make-rename-transformer
-                                 (add-orig (assign-type #'#,x- #'#,t #:wrap? #f) #'#,x))
+                                 (add-orig
+                                  (attach #'#,x- ': #'#,t)
+                                  #'#,x)
+                                 #;(add-orig (assign-type #'#,x- #'#,t #:wrap? #f) #'#,x))
                               ctx))
 
 (define-for-syntax (add-bindings-to-ctx e- def-ctx)
@@ -1252,26 +1255,32 @@
      ;; (where walk/bind won't replace further uses) and subsequent provides
      #'(begin-
          (define-syntax x
-           (make-variable-like-transformer (add-orig (assign-type #'x- #'τ #:wrap? #f) #'x)))
+           (make-variable-like-transformer (add-orig (attach #'x- ': #'τ) #'x)))
          (define- x- e))]))
 
 ;; copied from ext-stlc
 (define-typed-syntax define
   [(_ x:id (~datum :) τ:type e:expr) ≫
-   [⊢ e ≫ e- ⇐ τ.norm]
-   #:fail-unless (pure? #'e-) "expression must be pure"
+   [⊢ e ≫ e- (⇐ : τ.norm) (⇒ ν-ep (~effs τ-ep ...)) (⇒ ν-f (~effs τ-f ...)) (⇒ ν-s (~effs τ-s ...))]
    #:with x- (generate-temporary #'x)
    #:with x+ (syntax-local-identifier-as-binding #'x)
    --------
-   [⊢ (define/intermediate x+ x- τ.norm e-) (⇒ : ★/t)]]
+   [⊢ (define/intermediate x+ x- τ.norm e-)
+      (⇒ : ★/t)
+      (⇒ ν-ep (τ-ep ...))
+      (⇒ ν-f (τ-f ...))
+      (⇒ ν-s (τ-s ...))]]
   [(_ x:id e) ≫
    ;This won't work with mutually recursive definitions
-   [⊢ e ≫ e- ⇒ τ]
-   #:fail-unless (pure? #'e-) "expression must be pure"
+   [⊢ e ≫ e- (⇒ : τ) (⇒ ν-ep (~effs τ-ep ...)) (⇒ ν-f (~effs τ-f ...)) (⇒ ν-s (~effs τ-s ...))]
    #:with x- (generate-temporary #'x)
    #:with x+ (syntax-local-identifier-as-binding #'x)
    --------
-   [⊢ (define/intermediate x+ x- τ e-) (⇒ : ★/t)]]
+   [⊢ (define/intermediate x+ x- τ e-)
+      (⇒ : ★/t)
+      (⇒ ν-ep (τ-ep ...))
+      (⇒ ν-f (τ-f ...))
+      (⇒ ν-s (τ-s ...))]]
   [(_ (f [x (~optional (~datum :)) ty:type] ...
          (~or (~datum →) (~datum ->)) ty_out:type)
          e ...+) ≫
diff --git a/racket/typed/tests/regression-count-new-words.rkt b/racket/typed/tests/regression-count-new-words.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1bb797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/racket/typed/tests/regression-count-new-words.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#lang typed/syndicate/roles
+
+(require rackunit/turnstile)
+
+(define-type-alias WordCount (Hash String Int))
+
+(define (word-count-increment [h : WordCount]
+                              [word : String]
+                              -> WordCount)
+  (hash-update/failure h
+                       word
+                       add1
+                       0))
+
+(define (count-new-words [word-count : WordCount]
+                         [words : (List String)]
+                         -> WordCount)
+  (for/fold ([result word-count])
+            ([word words])
+    (word-count-increment result word)))
+
+(check-type (count-new-words (hash) (list "hi" "bye"))
+            : WordCount
+            ⇒ (hash "bye" 1 "hi" 1))
+
+;; OG error:
+; <pkgs>/syndicate/typed/tests/regression-count-new-words.rkt:20.4: #%app: bad syntax
+;   in: (#%app word-count-increment result word)
+
+;; turns out I needed a #:cut in the rule for #%app (even tho it was the last
+;; syntax-parse case??)
diff --git a/racket/typed/tests/regression-define-with-effects.rkt b/racket/typed/tests/regression-define-with-effects.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92537e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/racket/typed/tests/regression-define-with-effects.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#lang typed/syndicate/roles
+
+(require rackunit/turnstile)
+
+(check-type
+ (begin
+  (field [boo Int 0])
+  (define x (begin (send! "hi") 5))
+  ;; relying on `set` not allowing effects for this to be a good test
+  (set! boo x)
+  3)
+ : Int)
+
+;; Used to get the error:
+; <pkgs>/syndicate/typed/tests/define-with-effects.rkt:10.2: set!: expression not allowed to have effects
+;   at: (set! boo x)
+;   in: (set! boo x)