as in assured
to make sure, certain, or safe
regulations that ensure the wholesomeness of our food
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Recent Examples of ensured
Furthermore, Prada’s knowledge of specialized fibers ensured that the garment was durable enough to be worn repeatedly over the long duration of lunar missions.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
As a two-term state senator, Danielson sponsored several voter-rights bills at the state Capitol, including one that ensured people who are blind or physically unable to write can vote in private by filing out electronic ballots.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
The Giants ensured Winn’s efforts didn’t go to waste by taking the lead in the top of the 10th, then securing the win in the bottom half of the frame.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
The ballot was a formality because Infantino had ensured there was only one bid for each year.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
Yet starting Edna Imade up front, combined with some shrewd tactical tweaks made once the match was underway, ensured the Spanish ran riot.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 June 2026
The mother of four has ensured Saint soaks up the sport.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Though the Grand Hôtel was built in 1908, a top-to-toe refurbishment by Pierre-Yves Rochon in 2009 and a Four Seasons scoop-up six years later has ensured that everything, including the standout rooms, spa and service, remains perfectly in step.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
To give Stagg an all-important sense of humanity outside of his no-nonsense approach to meteorology, Haig ensured the film had moments between Stagg and his wife, who is set to give birth any day to their first child.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
As a two-term state senator, Danielson sponsored several voter-rights bills at the state Capitol, including one that ensured people who are blind or physically unable to write can vote in private by filing out electronic ballots.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
The Giants ensured Winn’s efforts didn’t go to waste by taking the lead in the top of the 10th, then securing the win in the bottom half of the frame.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
The ballot was a formality because Infantino had ensured there was only one bid for each year.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
Yet starting Edna Imade up front, combined with some shrewd tactical tweaks made once the match was underway, ensured the Spanish ran riot.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 June 2026
The mother of four has ensured Saint soaks up the sport.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Though the Grand Hôtel was built in 1908, a top-to-toe refurbishment by Pierre-Yves Rochon in 2009 and a Four Seasons scoop-up six years later has ensured that everything, including the standout rooms, spa and service, remains perfectly in step.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
To give Stagg an all-important sense of humanity outside of his no-nonsense approach to meteorology, Haig ensured the film had moments between Stagg and his wife, who is set to give birth any day to their first child.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensured
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At first, Perryman said, a CDC official assured her the Nebraska quarantine was voluntary.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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This was by design—the mandate of Mississippi’s ruling class was assured through the reduction of the state’s black residents to near slavery.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Only two teams of the four in the group are guaranteed to move on, while eight third-place teams will advance from 12 sets of teams.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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At some point, sports fans are guaranteed to go home heartbroken.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2026
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“Ensured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensured. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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