security blanket
noun
1
: a blanket carried by a child as a protection against anxiety
2
: a usually familiar object whose presence dispels anxiety
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But his presence now would have been a warm security blanket.
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Danny Amendola, who came over from the Rams and signed a five-year, $28.5 million contract with the Patriots, was supposed to take Welker’s place as Brady’s security blanket.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
And now, that security blanket is calling it a career.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
The ensuing political fallout has been shadowed by the opening weeks of Mr. Trump’s administration, including threats of tariffs on European exports and a pullback of America’s military security blanket that has protected Germany since the end of World War II.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Danny Amendola, who came over from the Rams and signed a five-year, $28.5 million contract with the Patriots, was supposed to take Welker’s place as Brady’s security blanket.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
And now, that security blanket is calling it a career.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
The ensuing political fallout has been shadowed by the opening weeks of Mr. Trump’s administration, including threats of tariffs on European exports and a pullback of America’s military security blanket that has protected Germany since the end of World War II.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20blanket. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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