insured

verb

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 While that program held Colorado to a 7% decrease in ACA enrollments over last year, keeping roughly 28,000 Coloradans insured, our neighbor Oklahoma experienced a staggering 32% decrease in enrollment this year. — Diana Degette, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026 The number of homes insured by FAIR Plan has surged 146% since 2022, according to a legislative analysis. — John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 Eligible cars would receive special license plates denoting the car as a historic vehicle and be insured as collector motor vehicles. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Or, a person may not be insured at all against significant liability risks and simply not realize it. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Joy is a little worried but says her hands are insured for up to 700,000! — Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026 The sheriff's office added that the electric vehicle was not registered or insured. — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 All of the accounts included on this list are FDIC- or NCUA-insured up to $250,000. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Those bikes are not treated as e-bikes and must therefore be registered and insured. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insured
  1. assured
  2. guaranteed
  3. ensured
  4. secured
Verb
  • With only 1,204 games under his belt, Judge is all but assured to be the quickest to reach 400, too.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Both are still essentially assured a spot in the postseason and yet the Dodgers’ World Series odds remain nearly three times that of the Brewers.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of assured
Verb
  • Under the idea, the first 12 CFP berths would be guaranteed in some form (by selection committee rankings and/or automatic qualifying spots), while eight additional teams would vie for the final four spots in play-in games.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Walk through any airport and you're almost guaranteed to spot a few Travelpro bags on the move.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of guaranteed
Verb
  • Japan is, meantime, growing and modernizing its military at pace not seen in modern times as the post-Cold War stability ensured by the US military frays.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Caglianone ensured the Royals would be victorious, however, thanks to his career night.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of ensured
Verb
  • Barboza, who hadn't secured a win since October 2023 and had taken significant damage in recent bouts, laid his gloves down in the octagon.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Glasner was also interested in Diomande at Crystal Palace, and has now secured his services to complete his back-three formation at the City Ground.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of secured

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

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