1
as in defense
means or method of defending
measures taken to beef up our national security
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2
as in guarantee
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise
their house will serve as security for the loan
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as in safety
the state of not being exposed to danger
after the burglaries, police presence in the neighborhood was enhanced to give residents a stronger sense of security
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Recent Examples of security
No legitimate financial company handles account security through an unsolicited phone call.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Senior Iranian security official Ali Larijani met Wednesday in Qatar with Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Those wounds remain very raw, and Rahman will have to rebuild trust in institutions that were totally politicized by Hasina’s Awami League party, including the military, courts, civil service, and security services.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Many lawmakers planned to spend the next week outside of Washington, with some traveling to Germany for a security conference.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Senior Iranian security official Ali Larijani met Wednesday in Qatar with Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Those wounds remain very raw, and Rahman will have to rebuild trust in institutions that were totally politicized by Hasina’s Awami League party, including the military, courts, civil service, and security services.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Many lawmakers planned to spend the next week outside of Washington, with some traveling to Germany for a security conference.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security
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Over the past decade, member states of the European Union – of which the UK is not a member – have already doubled their defense expenditures, but more spending is needed, the defense chiefs argued.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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This shift enables reactive defense systems, such as satellite hulls that intentionally heat to harden against incoming micrometeorite impacts.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Akazawa said last year that only 1-2% of the $550 billion mechanism would consist of cash investments, with the majority coming from loans and loan guarantees.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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No timeline was given for the transaction, nor is there any guarantee a deal will be completed.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Federal regulators are shutting down more than 550 commercial driving schools nationwide after finding unqualified instructors, inadequate testing and other safety failures.—
Josh Funk,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Gantzel noted that late last year, the city of La Mesa rolled out temporary rubber speed humps on Date Avenue as part of a pilot program aiming to slow traffic and improve neighborhood safety.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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That the Big Apple was owned by Mora and his wife, who was Black, provided a level of protection that activists found in rare supply.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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The thick wedge heel makes these a perfect day-to-night boot, and to top it off, they’re crafted from a water-repellent upper for protection from the elements.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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Which countries pledged troops and funding Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania made pledges to send troops for a Gaza stabilization force, while Egypt and Jordan committed to train police.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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While working for the state, Westra had signed the first pledge of state aid benefiting construction of the company’s $550 million, 650-employee food production plant in northern Sioux Falls.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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Units can load it with ammunition, rations, medical kits, or other critical equipment.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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The suspect, Carter Camacho of Smyrna, Georgia, was charged with unlawful activities, carrying a rifle without a license, possessing an unregistered firearm and possessing unregistered ammunition, police said.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Our current decentralized system — run by local officials and neighbors — is our greatest safeguard against mass hacking or systemic fraud.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Law-abiding residents with legal status should not be unfairly targeted, and safeguards must be in place to prevent collateral harm.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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What better way to demonstrate the intent of taking primary responsibility for your own security and cutting dependency on the United States than by building your own nuclear weapons or relying more on the French and British nuclear shield?—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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How the heat shield behaves this time on its modified, atmospheric deep-dive trajectory could be yet another nail-bitter.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Security.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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