as in assured
to make sure, certain, or safe
took steps to insure the timely completion of the project
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Recent Examples of insured
Nick Lapis, director of advocacy for Californians Against Waste — one of the many stakeholder organizations that worked with lawmakers to craft SB 54 — said the law had been written in a way that insured the polystyrene ban would go into effect even if the rest of the package failed.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
The toilet weighing 98 kilos was insured for $6 million.
—Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Keep in mind, money market funds are not FDIC-insured.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Most mortgage lenders require borrowers to keep their properties insured.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
The good news is that everyone was insured, and nobody got injured.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Not only will people on Medicaid see catastrophic cuts to their health insurance coverage, but even those who are not insured by the program will feel the negative effects across the health care system.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
More than 6,900 residents are insured via the state's program, called Pathways to Coverage, according to the Georgia Department of Community Health.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
On one hand, the disaster drove home the insurance industry’s contention that California’s propensity for such catastrophes creates immense potential losses that cannot be profitably insured without changes in the rate-making system.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
The toilet weighing 98 kilos was insured for $6 million.
—Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Keep in mind, money market funds are not FDIC-insured.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Most mortgage lenders require borrowers to keep their properties insured.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
The good news is that everyone was insured, and nobody got injured.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Not only will people on Medicaid see catastrophic cuts to their health insurance coverage, but even those who are not insured by the program will feel the negative effects across the health care system.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
More than 6,900 residents are insured via the state's program, called Pathways to Coverage, according to the Georgia Department of Community Health.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
On one hand, the disaster drove home the insurance industry’s contention that California’s propensity for such catastrophes creates immense potential losses that cannot be profitably insured without changes in the rate-making system.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insured
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The Canadiens had already reached that modest goal weeks ago, but a 4-1 win Tuesday night against the Detroit Red Wings all but assured them of reaching a far more challenging goal of making the playoffs for the first time since 2021.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The process begins with a bit of grating, but rest assured that this is the most labor-intensive step of the 30-minute recipe.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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This tool ensured that when spacetime interacts with matter as the quantum operator, the equations remain valid and don’t break any fundamental rules.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2025
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Coupled with her interview for the cover of People, this ensured plenty of positive content was out there to inspire supportive mentions in the run-up to release.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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Detroit’s victory secured them back-to-back division titles for the first time during the Super Bowl era, home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs and a first-round bye.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Castroneves is not assured a starting spot in the 40-car Daytona 500 lineup, of which 36 spots are already secured by full-time chartered teams.—
Jordan Bianchi,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Insured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insured. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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