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as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
sent troops to secure the city
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as in to fasten
to put securely in place or in a desired position
candidates for admission are asked to secure a recent photo to their application forms
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4
as in to win
to receive as return for effort
finally secured a job after sending out dozens of applications
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as in confident
having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities
he's so secure about winning the marathon that he's practically spent the prize money
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as in safe
not exposed to the threat of loss or injury
the fortress was thought to be secure against attack
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as in protecting
providing safety
escaped to a secure location
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as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
a fund that should provide them with a secure income in their retirement
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Recent Examples of secure
Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
The project is produced by John Torres, Jules Katanyag, and Danzen Santos Katanyag, with the team aiming to secure international partners, co-production support and pre-sales at the market.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Justice Department has spent months investigating, and there’s been no indication that prosecutors have managed to uncover any degree of incriminating evidence necessary to secure an indictment.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
The project is produced by John Torres, Jules Katanyag, and Danzen Santos Katanyag, with the team aiming to secure international partners, co-production support and pre-sales at the market.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In addition, the home includes three parking spots, allowing for easy and secure parking for three cars.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secure
Verb
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At every level—executive, judicial, legislative, corporate, institutional, media—every single guardrail that is supposed to protect our democracy is buckling.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Sep. 2025
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The only question that remains regarding Kershaw’s Hall of Fame candidacy is which member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) will be protected by anonymity and prevent him from being a unanimous selection in his first year of eligibility on the 2031 ballot.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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More importantly, Nvidia continues to focus on the entire data center as a single system to ensure that all potential performance bottlenecks are addressed, resulting in the highest possible performance efficiency and ROI.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of staff worked through the halls and grounds of the nearly 1,000-year-old Windsor Castle to ensure the monarch welcomed the couple in true royal fashion.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This roster is held together like wet cardboard fastened by cellophane tape.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Stay in your vehicle with your seatbelt fastened and wait for the storm to pass.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Seattle Mariners’ 6-4 win Saturday gave them a two-game lead in the American League West, a division the Astros have won in each of the past seven 162-game seasons.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Both wins in the series came at Boulder, however.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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That’s more than a factor of three in improvement of the signal strength over just 10 years, which enables a much more confident and robust extraction of the key parameters and properties associated with this merger.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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But Canalys isn’t confident about the demand materializing at retail stores and websites.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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But Huizenga has yet to commit to running again in his somewhat safe House seat in the western part of the state.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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Musso assures Dwight that Margaret is safe and back at her ranch.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
21 Sep. 2025
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The strategy was stress-tested against historical market downturns and became a reliable benchmark for retirees looking to stretch savings across three decades.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dell has crafted a reliable everyday machine out of the 16 Plus.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Tesla spent years defending, ultimately successfully, its 2016 acquisition of Solar City, Musk’s struggling clean-energy company.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Acosta defended the deal with Epstein in a news conference four days after the multi-millionaire's arrest.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Secure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secure. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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