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as in protecting
to drive danger or attack away from
sent troops to secure the city
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as in ensuring
to make sure, certain, or safe
a retirement account that will help to secure our future
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as in fastening
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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as in earning
to receive as return for effort
finally secured a job after sending out dozens of applications
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Recent Examples of securing
The 23-year-old winger clinched the Johnny Warren Medal, awarded to the division’s best player, after scoring 12 goals, just one short of securing him a share of the golden boot.
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Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Comfortable travel can be achieved with stretchy, breathable pants, but securing a pair that hits those marks while looking stylish can be tough.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Delhi is motivated by revisiting historical connections with Afghanistan, securing potential economic and trade access to Central Asia, and establishing a friendly presence on Pakistan’s western flank with potential strategic benefits.
—Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The delay in securing the return of all the bodies is souring the elation felt by Israelis on Monday, when all 20 remaining living hostages came home.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Tight end Jake Ferguson has also been great in the passing game, securing 305 yards and four touchdowns.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Gandhi said deputies collected all the mail, securing the ballots and election mail separately.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In total, roughly 700 lashers responsible for securing and fastening cargo on ships walked off the job.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
America’s 250th anniversary makes securing their position on the country’s patriotic bookshelf an especially worthy challenge.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Comfortable travel can be achieved with stretchy, breathable pants, but securing a pair that hits those marks while looking stylish can be tough.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Delhi is motivated by revisiting historical connections with Afghanistan, securing potential economic and trade access to Central Asia, and establishing a friendly presence on Pakistan’s western flank with potential strategic benefits.
—Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The delay in securing the return of all the bodies is souring the elation felt by Israelis on Monday, when all 20 remaining living hostages came home.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Tight end Jake Ferguson has also been great in the passing game, securing 305 yards and four touchdowns.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Gandhi said deputies collected all the mail, securing the ballots and election mail separately.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In total, roughly 700 lashers responsible for securing and fastening cargo on ships walked off the job.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
America’s 250th anniversary makes securing their position on the country’s patriotic bookshelf an especially worthy challenge.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for securing
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This is not a choice between protecting the ocean and growing the economy.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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In June, the Department of Justice sued California for not repealing a decade-old anti-discrimination law protecting transgender students and subpoenaed medical providers for lists of youth patients receiving gender affirming care.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some of these technologies are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the service or website and cannot be disabled, while others are optional but serve to enhance the user experience in various ways.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
12 Oct. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Lashers are the dockworkers responsible for securing and fastening cargo on ships.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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The shoes feature a buckle-fastening ankle strap with the same crystal detail, with two straps coming up the side of the foot leaving the back of the foot exposed.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Gehman, then a graduate student earning a doctorate in disease ecology, had heard about a mysterious illness sweeping through the Pacific coast’s iconic invertebrates.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The role players swung the Pacers’ season — and thus, even with Tyrese Haliburton earning All-NBA accolades, the role players determined the conference.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Airborne and amphibious warfare are key capabilities for defending Japanese islands beyond the four main islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu—as they are designed to project forces from the sea and air to retake islands occupied by an enemy.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Barry has spent 26 years handling Hatch Act cases, defending both Republicans and Democrats.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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No date had been fixed as yet, one of them kept assuring me — only to have the official call me in late October and say, in very apologetic tones, that the landing had suddenly happened nearly overnight, because ASN’s ship had been in the area and had some time to spare.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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Mix in front-office executives assuring playing time to certain players, regardless of performance, and turmoil in the clubhouse could have easily brewed — and justifiably so.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Stopping power comes from titanium calipers clamping upgraded carbon-ceramic rotors.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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But that brief period of openness and luxury ended quickly, with international sanctions clamping back down in 2003.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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The combo is a winning recipe that has kept this neighborhood favorite happily busy since 1993.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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On one hand, winning another chip will be at the forefront, so managing players toward the end of the regular season would be logical.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Securing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/securing. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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