insured

Definition of insurednext
past tense of insure
as in assured
to make sure, certain, or safe took steps to insure the timely completion of the project

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Recent Examples of insured Deposits are insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 per depositor for each account category. Dan Avery, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 The campus broke ground in April at a long vacant office complex on Stockton Boulevard and will primarily serve patients who are insured through Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program. Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Banks can afford to take such risks because they are insured. Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 Givhan says this particular property was not insured, as the company had recently moved out and was preparing to sell it. Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Alongside safety protocols, new liability frameworks are being looked at so that commercial nuclear ships can be insured at reasonable market rates. New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 The payments were expected to go to the owners of more than 49 million vehicles insured through State Farm Mutual. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Counter-majoritarian arrangements insured that democracy didn’t devolve into two parties taking turns tyrannizing each other. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Durazo notes that insured Allianz customers with emergency medical benefits may have access to the Allyz mobile app, which includes up to three virtual or in-person doctor visits per trip at no additional cost. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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Verb
  • She was delighted by the story and assured me that had Bernard seen Eddie decapitate his work for a laugh, he would have been doubled over alongside my father.
    Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Our guests can rest assured that our team can turn even their wildest dreams into reality.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • The magic number will be 90, with only that amount of players (out of 120) in the Championship Series guaranteed spots for the following year.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Edwin Díaz was so shaky in his rehab assignment Sunday that a spot on the postseason roster isn’t guaranteed.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The official rules have ensured the sport’s continuity over the decades.
    Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
  • His thinking ensured that the hotel needed only minor updates over the decades, the biggest renovation resulting from a deadly terror attack and siege in Mumbai in 2008.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • That outlay has brought Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro to Stamford Bridge, while their latest arrival from the south-coast side, centre-forward Danny Welbeck, was secured for a much more modest £5m this summer.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In the weeks leading up to the first Super Bowl at SoFi, there were misguided rumblings that the game might be moved to Dallas, because the NFL had secured that city as a backup.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Insured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insured. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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