insures

present tense third-person singular of insure
as in ensures
to make sure, certain, or safe took steps to insure the timely completion of the project

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Recent Examples of insures Hitting the brakes and handing control to the federal government just insures that China and other adversaries will leave us in the dust. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026 These options offer lower rates than a conventional loan because the government insures them. — Kelsey Neubauer,jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 Medicare insures people 65 or older and some who are younger and disabled. — Grace MacKleby, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026 The delusion is painful to watch, but the greater tragedy is that his proximity to this staggering wealth insures his and Lindsay’s misery. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 The company insures about 25% of Californians, including some employees of the Los Angeles Times. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 That latter point, about the growing unaffordability of the things Allianz insures, has become a defining issue for his strategy. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 Poland’s export credit agency, KUKE, insures up to 80% of extraordinary commercial losses. — Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 An unusual and lengthy dispute, professor says Underwood is one of tens of thousands of patients left navigating the fallout between the Broward hospitals and Florida Blue, which insures about a third of the state’s population and has a strong presence in South Florida. — Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insures
Verb
  • Um, the system that ensures clean towels, sheets, and uniforms?
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • This balance ensures that cutting-edge innovation carries an innate authenticity, where research and poetry coexist through the heritage of ‘il saper fare.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
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  • The absence of genuine opposition all but assures the Kremlin will keep tight control of the Russian political scene amid mounting economic costs and increasing Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries and online retailers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Then the celebration hits a sour note when Liz assures Alice that the team doesn’t hate her.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • And the AdS/CFT correspondence essentially guarantees that anti-de Sitter space — which happens to be the space physicists understand best — is holographic.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Any lender that offers unsolicited financing, guarantees approval or requires money upfront before approving your loan should be considered a red flag.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Insures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insures. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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