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 Recent strategy resets among global energy majors BP, Shell and ExxonMobil illustrate a greater focus on delivering reliable supply and ensuring that infrastructure can meet fast-growing power demand. — H.e. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 This has the potential to move hiring from a checklist exercise to a high-yield strategic maneuver, ensuring that critical hires are chosen for technical and commercial leverage. — Syed Ahmad, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator Tom Engels said the new plan was focused on ensuring that there was no corruption in the dialysis and transplant systems and stopping monopolies in those systems. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Each step is first approached creatively, but significant time is also spent ensuring proper engineering, with the end goal of providing high-quality, original product that offers value. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 Checks cover everything from ensuring fridges are available for keeping vaccines cool to determining how many children should be vaccinated. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensuring
  1. assuring
  2. guaranteeing
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  • Processing around a million or more disputes a year creates a burden on administrative tasks such as case management, assuring consistency in documentation, assuring applicants meet eligibility criteria and developing reimbursement plans.
    — Christine Cooper, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Officials, developers and their architects and engineers have either declined to comment or questioned the researchers’ motives while assuring the public that the buildings are safe.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of assuring
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  • Keys to success Two key issues at the conference involve guaranteeing that Indigenous peoples and local communities have a say in decisions on their territory, including how conservation programs are designed and how resources are allocated.
    — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In other words, a Super El Niño could improve the odds of a wetter season without guaranteeing above-average snowfall or widespread drought relief.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of guaranteeing

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“Ensuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensuring. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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