as in contracts
a formal contract promising payment if injury, damage, or loss occurs
They purchased their home and car insurance through the same company.
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Recent Examples of insurances
Repeals could change the way insurances cover vaccines, potentially widening disparities in immunization rates between children living in and out of poverty.
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Allison Ong, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Right now, the biggest barrier to access is cost, and not all insurances will cover it.
—Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
At Walgreens, flu vaccines are also available at no cost for most insurances, according to its website.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
That comes in handy on matters of legal import for her family, including wills or insurances.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
Bundling together the different insurances can come with a discount, saving policy holders between 5% and 25% on both products.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
But our monthly expenses for everything else—including all insurances, groceries, utilities, dining out, and entertainment—comes to about US$2,300 per month.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Allison Ong, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Right now, the biggest barrier to access is cost, and not all insurances will cover it.
—Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
At Walgreens, flu vaccines are also available at no cost for most insurances, according to its website.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
That comes in handy on matters of legal import for her family, including wills or insurances.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
Bundling together the different insurances can come with a discount, saving policy holders between 5% and 25% on both products.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
But our monthly expenses for everything else—including all insurances, groceries, utilities, dining out, and entertainment—comes to about US$2,300 per month.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurances
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Free agency Last year, the Patriots handed out $364 million in free-agent contracts and nearly $175 million guaranteed at signing.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Peter Harrell, a former Biden administration National Security Council official and a visiting scholar at Georgetown University Law School, posted on X that DoW’s supply chain risk designation applies only to work on Department of War contracts.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The judges cited Leavenworth officials’ sworn testimony as compelling evidence that CoreCivic should not be allowed to reopen without guarantees that conditions would be safer for inmates and employees than in the past.—
Matthew Kelly
February 27,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic had been asking for more guarantees that its tech wouldn’t be used for surveillance of Americans or autonomous weapons.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Private investment firms of the ultra-wealthy capped off 2025 with equity bets ranging from airline stocks to bitcoin ETFs, according to fourth-quarter securities filings analyzed by CNBC.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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Joanna Smith-Griffin, the founder of AllHere, was arrested and charged with securities, wire fraud and identity theft.—
Helen Jeong,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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The private credit specialist will instead switch to periodic payouts funded by asset sales, earnings and other strategic deals.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Still, analysts asked on the call if more deals could be next, particularly for ITV Studios, which French media reports suggested overnight.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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This shouldn't be taxed at withdrawal if families track deposits, experts say.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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Citing a recently growing problem, legislators said that out-of-state residents have been driving truckloads of bottles to Connecticut in order to make money from the deposits of 10 cents.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Insurances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurances. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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