as in ensuring
to make sure, certain, or safe
took steps to insure the timely completion of the project
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Recent Examples of insuring
Commercial ship crews fear attack, and maritime underwriters are shying away from insuring vessels that could be hit in the Strait, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
And Notre Dame is insuring itself against it.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Rother challenged the notion that State Farm agents have a duty to inspect properties before insuring them.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
Setting aside the unfeasibility of insuring the talent, there’s the matter of what amounts to a mutual-exclusion policy.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2026
This is a fiscal no-brainer that would bring billions of our tax dollars back to Texas, insuring one million neighbors and lowering healthcare costs for everyone by reducing uncompensated care.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Unlike other insurance companies that write policies based on basic criteria, surplus lines insurers write custom policies, insuring everything from large condominiums to guitarist Keith Richards’ middle finger.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Car shoppers are paying more than ever for new models, and the cost of insuring them has also been going up in recent years.
—Keith Laing, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
As contracts have increased in value, so too has the cost of insuring those contracts.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Scott Neuman, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
And Notre Dame is insuring itself against it.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Rother challenged the notion that State Farm agents have a duty to inspect properties before insuring them.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
Setting aside the unfeasibility of insuring the talent, there’s the matter of what amounts to a mutual-exclusion policy.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2026
This is a fiscal no-brainer that would bring billions of our tax dollars back to Texas, insuring one million neighbors and lowering healthcare costs for everyone by reducing uncompensated care.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Unlike other insurance companies that write policies based on basic criteria, surplus lines insurers write custom policies, insuring everything from large condominiums to guitarist Keith Richards’ middle finger.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Car shoppers are paying more than ever for new models, and the cost of insuring them has also been going up in recent years.
—Keith Laing, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
As contracts have increased in value, so too has the cost of insuring those contracts.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insuring
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Pyongyang still faces major technical barriers before fielding a fully reliable intercontinental ballistic missile, especially ensuring a warhead can survive atmospheric reentry.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Castillo teaches Son Jarocho to youth in Barrio Logan, ensuring the rich tradition will continue.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Several hundred Australian fuel stations are out of either gasoline or diesel despite Australian ministers assuring the public the market is well supplied.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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At his sentencing, Cooper recalls a prosecutor assuring her that oversight would not end with the judge’s sentence of 15 years' probation.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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But commissioners were cautious about throwing money at a sponsorship this late in the process without guaranteeing something in return.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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The lack of a Democratic frontrunner has raised the prospect that Hilton and Bianco, sheriff of Riverside County, could claim the top two slots in the June 2 primary, effectively guaranteeing a Republican general election faceoff in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans two-to-one.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Insuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insuring. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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