ensured

past tense of ensure
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, by holding him back in this series, the Dodgers ensured that Yamamoto would get two starts in the National League Championship Series. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 So did their strong three-person alliance, which through strategic gameplay and season-long dominance ensured at least one of them would have a real shot at winning the game. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 That flipped the field late in the first half and ensured Indy would not have a scoring opportunity. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 The team responsible for this project even worked up bags for the T-Top panels in the same color as the car itself, and ensured everything fits under the rear hatch, just like with my 1990 300ZX. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026 Both times, Roddenberry ensured others put pressure on the network on his behalf. — Neil Oseman, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Postmaster General Louis DeJoy ensured ballots moved on time. — Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Ko ensured the recipe’s instructions in this book were as pristine and legible as Vongerichten’s cooking is nimble and gleaming. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 9 Sep. 2026 The latter ensured fewer protests against seemingly endless deployments but also meant that a disproportionate share of the population would bear the burden. — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensured
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  • The bar for trusted, assured security is rising, but AI-powered cryptanalysis is helping the cyber community to meet it.
    — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • County Mayor Mark Bogen said he was assured by Sheriff Gregory Tony that a high-ranking officer and the sheriff’s chief financial officer would attend Tuesday morning’s budget workshop.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • Fee’s survival will depend on many things, some of which remain in question at the book’s end; nothing about his future feels guaranteed.
    — Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Despite his success, Smerud has not publicly been guaranteed anything beyond this season; officially, the team is still searching for a new manager.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Ensured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensured. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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