Make sure
Make sure verb - Make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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This is part of the idea, though; the motive wasn't just simple robbery, but to make sure the ones being robbed knew who did it and couldn't prove how.
Source: Complexity Addiction - The easiest way to prove that a photograph or video was taken recently is to make sure that it includes a recent newspaper, with the date and at least one article prominently visible.
Source: Authentication by Newspaper - Ford is apparently aware of this, since he checked Stan's eyes to make sure he wasn't possessed in one episode, and took off his Scary Shiny Glasses to prove he himself wasn't possessed in another.
Source: Eyes Are Mental
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