ensuring

verb

present participle of ensure
as in assuring
to make sure, certain, or safe regulations that ensure the wholesomeness of our food

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Recent Examples of ensuring Following learning of the case and ensuring the individual was isolated, the Kane County Health Department began to take steps to identify the places the person may have been to identify any potential contacts. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The president has held firm in his messaging that the priority is ensuring Iran does not have a nuclear weapon. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 These funds have been vital for reinforcing vulnerable coastal infrastructure against severe weather, addressing deferred maintenance, and ensuring the long-term preservation of key visitor-facing structures. — Lulu Vilas, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 Szwast said the investments will help UPS differentiate its end-to-end logistics offerings, ensuring the logistics company can equip businesses from the first step to the last step of the shipping process. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 Any relaxation that occurs during wear is restored after laundering, ensuring consistent performance and appearance throughout the life of the garment. — Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 The city received a complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law ensuring equal treatment for people with disabilities. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026 These standards called for kids to learn how to type on keyboards, ensuring that whatever valuable teaching time was left for transcription would be spent on learning how to type. — Mary Jean Tecce Decarlo, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 Meeting their needs requires addressing stagnant Medicaid rates for behavioral health and ensuring health insurance covers behavioral needs, advocates said. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensuring
  1. assuring
  2. guaranteeing
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  • One was a GoFundMe campaign aimed at assuring that costs associated with the lawsuit don't put Beaver's Mini Mart out of business, as has happened to other establishments Buc-ee's sued.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Yet questions about his prolonged stay overseas have left officials publicly assuring Cameroonians that their president is still alive.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of assuring
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  • While head coaches and players come and go, sporting directors ensure that a club’s operating strategy remains in place, guaranteeing a baseline of efficiency through a singular vision for how a club should work.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • With notable traffic boosts over the Android competition guaranteeing more digital inches and headlines, the associated media coverage drowns out alternatives.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of guaranteeing

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“Ensuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensuring. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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