ensuring

verb

present participle of ensure
as in assuring
to make sure, certain, or safe regulations that ensure the wholesomeness of our food

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Recent Examples of ensuring The most important change moving forward is ensuring that the existence of this category does not become a ceiling. — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 Their role includes setting accountability structures, approving investments and ensuring that oversight mechanisms exist across functions. — Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 More snaps mean more sack opportunities — but also more responsibility, not just as a pass rusher but also in defending the run and ensuring that edges are sealed and pockets are contained. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026 Authorities had moved the start of a curfew forward without ensuring that villagers working outside knew about it. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Nolan’s embrace of IMAX perfectly fit our new reality, ensuring that the maximum amount of wall space in the theater would be used. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026 Colombia’s top diplomat said these efforts underscore the government’s commitment to restore state control, a key policy that — along with ensuring security and justice — is a precondition to build sustainable peace. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The landscape designers have ingeniously utilized desalinated water from the nearby sea, ensuring a sustainable water source. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 It's also supported by Nvidia's G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium, which also minimizes gameplay latency, ensuring responsive feedback. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensuring
  1. assuring
  2. guaranteeing
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  • Reed, among the first to defect to LIV Golf in 2022, chose not to renew his LIV contract this year and leads the European tour points list, assuring him a return to the PGA Tour next year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Economists failed badly in the early years of the climate fight, assuring the world that real damage wouldn’t come until late in this century.
    — Bill McKibben, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of assuring
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  • An estate planning attorney can speak about protecting a family’s future without guaranteeing probate avoidance or asset protection.
    — Matthew Nigro, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Others dodge moving objects without mathematically guaranteeing that a collision won’t happen.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of guaranteeing

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“Ensuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensuring. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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