insuring

verb

present participle of insure
as in ensuring
to make sure, certain, or safe took steps to insure the timely completion of the project

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Recent Examples of insuring The association absorbed the cost of insuring and securing the building, as well as any repairs or renovations necessary afterward, said Emily Baime Michaels, the association’s executive director. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 If approved by voters, the top-two primary would be repealed and the system would revert to its prior version, insuring every qualified political party could have a candidate advance in the primary to the general election. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 But your own car insurance likely covers most of the costs of insuring a rental car. — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 That's in addition to other discounts anyone can qualify for, like paying in full or insuring more than one car. — Liz Knueven,ryley Amond, CNBC, 24 July 2026 Given the stakes of the match—the winner would take the top spot in Group I, insuring an easier path to the final—the moves made by Norway’s manager, Ståle Solbakken, came as a surprise. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 Keep in mind, the average Californian is insuring a very expensive property. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 June 2026 The strait was just at the center of war, and insuring ships there remains costly. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 The very funds lending the AI giants money to build their data centers may also, through a separate door, be insuring those same data centers against the floods and fires that could level them. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insuring
  1. ensuring
  2. assuring
  3. guaranteeing
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  • 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
Definition of ensuring
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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
Verb
  • 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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“Insuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insuring. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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