ensured

verb

past tense of ensure
as in assured
to make sure, certain, or safe regulations that ensure the wholesomeness of our food

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Recent Examples of ensured In a first vote of confidence towards ATO SpA in July, the Florence Court greenlit the lease of the e-tailer’s business operations to LVR Srl, a newco established and promoted by the same investors, which has ensured business continuity until now. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 The Postal Service has mostly ensured the timely delivery of hundreds of millions of ballots, even as mail volume overall has dropped 50% from its high in 2006. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026 The property beyond the street was reforested farmland, protected under a program that ensured it could never be used for anything but a farm. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026 Eleanor began stitching it together and, after her death in 2024, at the age of 87, Sofia ensured it was finished. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 Lincoln’s leadership and the supreme sacrifices of some 420,000 United States soldiers had ensured the United States survived as one nation, indivisible. — Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026 The proper form would have been to ask for agreement on the leftovers — or order one item directly to-go, which would have ensured your husband did not go hungry, even if your siblings still were. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 But in order to make the most of the experiment, scientists ensured a second spacecraft would follow DART at a more leisurely pace. — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The lack of sub-zero temperatures this winter — which marked the state’s lowest snowpack on record — ensured their survival. — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensured
  1. assured
  2. guaranteed
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  • As had been anticipated, the Milwaukee Braves were assured of permission to take their game to Atlanta next season at a meeting of the National League here Thursday.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Documents released show health officials were still finding evidence of asbestos nearly 10 months after the attacks, even though government officials repeatedly assured New Yorkers the air around Ground Zero was safe to breathe.
    — Nicole Alarcon, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of assured
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  • When the Brewers and Rays meet in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday, a first-time champion will be guaranteed.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Because Shirts is running unopposed, he’s guaranteed to be reelected to the same seat for a term starting in January.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of guaranteed

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