ensuring

VERB

guarantee; make secure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assure establish insure protect provide safeguard secure

STRONG

arrange certify cinch clinch confirm effect guard okay warrant

WEAK

lock on lock up make certain make safe make sure nail down put on ice set out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

endanger harm hurt injure

STRONG

contradict deny forget ignore invalidate neglect reject repudiate veto

Example Sentences

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ensuring

The basics include covering vents with mesh so embers can’t sneak in and ensuring every window and door is closed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

“The Department remains committed to ensuring that all uses of force are thoroughly investigated and evaluated through established administrative review processes and independent oversight,” the department said in an emailed statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Dwayne grapples with ensuring the university isn’t forced to shut down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Even the most abrasive moments are calibrated to present Lisa in a good light - but the director credits the star with ensuring the film was not a mere puff piece.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

It seemed to Meliagrance the best way of ensuring that God should not choose the wrong side of this quarrel—for Meliagrance was muddled with his standards too.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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