1
as in ammunition
means or method of defending
thorns are a rose's defense against grazing animals
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as in excuse
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame
there's absolutely no defense for your actions
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Recent Examples of defense
Until then, our experts advise that the best defense is to identify the signs early and take action before your options become limited.
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Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Short of air defense systems, Ukraine has prioritized the development and production of interceptor drones to counter these swarms.
—Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a total of 39 Ukrainian drones overnight and Monday morning over several Russian regions as well as over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
According to Ben Heelan, Bank of America’s head of EU industrials research, one corner of the investing world, previously reluctant to turn to defense stocks, might be changing its mind.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
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Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Short of air defense systems, Ukraine has prioritized the development and production of interceptor drones to counter these swarms.
—Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a total of 39 Ukrainian drones overnight and Monday morning over several Russian regions as well as over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
According to Ben Heelan, Bank of America’s head of EU industrials research, one corner of the investing world, previously reluctant to turn to defense stocks, might be changing its mind.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defense
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He is held without bond and faces one count of felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition, one count of possession of cocaine and one count of trespassing in an operational area of an airport, Teri Barbera, a Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, said late Tuesday.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tamura had fired most of two 30-round magazines of .223 ammunition in a matter of minutes, the official said.—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
3 Aug. 2025
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The party is a perfect excuse for various people in his life to approach him with their own agendas.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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As in the never-ending parade of ostensibly Christian exorcism movies, religious belief here seems like a superficial excuse for a stock array of supernatural hoodoo — no matter how many times Chalik’s Abuyya pauses the action to mouth some healing doctrine.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Newmark Security would go on to remove the headache of hardware management from their client end users, in addition to the management of compliance and data protection, all the while managing the hardware from the cloud.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Campbell got beat on one sack and allowed an unblocked defender to zip by him on another, a rusher that may or may not have been Maye’s fault depending on the protection.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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The move, rooted in Section 232 national security justification, aims to accelerate domestic chip production, complementing the subsidies under the CHIPS and Science Act.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
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Even if, it must be said, those agreements fly in the face of national security justification for the restrictions.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
11 Aug. 2025
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In the meantime, expect plenty of discussion over how to structure average retail investors’ access to private equity and private debt with the same kind of safeguards required under ERISA.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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In January, just before President Joe Biden left office, the agency reemphasized that guidance as part of new safeguards for public housing tenants; that doesn’t include a recommendation about whether evictions should be included on tenants’ records as part of such deals.—
Sawyer Loftus,
ProPublica,
5 Aug. 2025
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In 2024, the company laid off about 25 percent of its staff, and Reinhart later disclosed that a penchant for investing in AI was part of the reason for those cuts.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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There’s a reason the best legal templates in the startup world are clean, readable, and no more than a few pages long.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Joy Sunday: Nevermore Academy kind of acts as a shield for Bianca in season one.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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Although neither are overly complicated, the Taskmaster battle has a fun schtick where players have to knock out the boss’ Captain America-like shield, leaving him vulnerable to attacks for a limited time.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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He was trained for months outside of Iran by Israeli weapons specialists.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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Washington has sent Kyiv more than $66 billion in weapons; enacted a list of sanctions on the Russian economy; and helped the G-7 push through an unprecedented price-cap scheme meant to limit Russian oil revenues—all in the hope Moscow would sue for peace.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defense. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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