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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Such delays could pose safety risks in real-world applications, where the timely execution of a 'GO' or 'NO GO' decision is essential for mitigating potential risks and ensuring smooth and cost-effective vehicle operation.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

For Amtrak, which saw ridership plummet 97 percent in the weeks after the pandemic, ensuring smooth operations and maintaining coronavirus safety protocols are key to luring back passengers.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2021

Below are her top cookie recipes for shipping, her advice for baking cookies at home, and her check-list for ensuring smooth delivery.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2020

But something similar could be our best hope for ensuring smooth communication on the most high-tech adventure that humankind will ever undertake.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2020

While AFCEC, too, has an oversight role, it is also responsible for ensuring smooth long-term relations with the landlords with whom it does business.

From Reuters • Jun. 18, 2019