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
  • At the same time, First Selectwoman Vicki Tesoro has been assuring residents that the change wouldn’t create the massive power and water usage associated with modern jumbo data centers.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of assuring
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  • Van Sickle said 11 member tribes rely on treaty rights to harvest resources such as maple sap, cedar boughs and other forest products, essential for guaranteeing traditional ways of life on indigenous lands.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Creating a market mechanism where compatibility is the price of admission forces traditional defense companies to compete with agile startups, ultimately lowering unit costs and guaranteeing better integration for the entire allied enterprise.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of guaranteeing

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“Ensuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensuring. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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