insuring

verb

present participle of insure
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 But your own car insurance likely covers most of the costs of insuring a rental car. — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 That's in addition to other discounts anyone can qualify for, like paying in full or insuring more than one car. — Liz Knueven,ryley Amond, CNBC, 24 July 2026 Given the stakes of the match—the winner would take the top spot in Group I, insuring an easier path to the final—the moves made by Norway’s manager, Ståle Solbakken, came as a surprise. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 Keep in mind, the average Californian is insuring a very expensive property. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 June 2026 The strait was just at the center of war, and insuring ships there remains costly. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 The very funds lending the AI giants money to build their data centers may also, through a separate door, be insuring those same data centers against the floods and fires that could level them. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Under City of New Britain policy, the finance directors are the officials responsible for insuring the P-Card use complies with city policy that permits card use only in limited circumstances and prohibits personal purchases. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 With the federal government insuring loans on 95 percent of the value of low-cost houses at the time, homebuyers had to put down only 5 percent—and that was waived for veterans. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insuring
  1. ensuring
  2. assuring
  3. guaranteeing
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  • The destruction would be limited to Taiwanese assets, helping Beijing maintain its argument that the operation was strictly an internal matter and ensuring that international powers couldn’t claim a greater need to intervene.
    — Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In other words, the emphasis at this stage is on ensuring the machine operates as designed rather than demonstrating commercial fusion performance.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ensuring
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  • Her first ally is Oona (Bo Bragason), a loud, flirtatious Brit who teaches Annie to operate a motorboat by assuring her that steering it is just like giving a hand job.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
  • Middleton emphasized the personal impact of such decisions, while also assuring that Thomson retains a place within the organization.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of assuring
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  • One element could be Paramount setting up a governance structure guaranteeing the independence of news outlets like CBS News and CNN, perhaps through an independent board.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In May, the University of Chicago unveiled one of the most generous aid packages, guaranteeing free tuition starting in the fall of 2027 for undergraduate students from families with annual income less than $250,000.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of guaranteeing

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