aegises

noun

variants also egises
plural of aegis
1
as in safeguards
means or method of defending having no claim to the land under the aegis of the law, the cattle baron decided to claim it by force

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2
as in auspices
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking a medical study that was questioned by many because it was done under the aegis of a major pharmaceutical company

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  1. safeguards
  2. shields
  3. defenses
  4. protections
  5. ammunitions
  6. walls
  7. weapons
Noun
  • This type of structured risk assessment is already extensively used in industry through HAZOP reviews, where potential deviations, causes, consequences and safeguards are systematically examined before a process is put into operation.
    — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Doomsday warnings about its risks have now become impossible to ignore, and protestors are taking to the streets to demand stronger safeguards.
    — Rumman Chowdhury, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of safeguards
Noun
  • Swarms of police officers descended from helicopters and beat them with billy clubs and metal shields.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In Paris, tear gas filled the air, and trash cans, school desks and chairs were set alight as riot police with shields and batons clashed with some demonstrators.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of shields
Noun
  • Including his time at Syracuse and Nebraska, Tony White’s defenses have held opponents under 20 points in 34 games (FSU has done so three times in 2026, although the Seminoles gave up 50 at Alabama).
    — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Through four games, the team has one of the worst defenses in the league.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of defenses
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  • Lemon argued his actions were protected under the First Amendment’s protections for the press and protesters.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In the Central African Republic — where transgender people have little to no legal protections and are marginalized in much of society — Fuentes dons her wig only in the privacy of her bathroom.
    — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of protections
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  • Relations and exchange programs between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • At least 37 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted for hours in a residential area near Kyiv.
    — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of ammunitions
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  • The aerospace company, led by Elon Musk, struck a deal to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum that will advance Starlink’s wireless capabilities by enabling the signal to pass through walls and other obstacles.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This can build walls of water -- potentially as tall as 20 feet or more -- which can quickly overpower barriers and flood homes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of walls
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  • Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine with more than 100 weapons since Monday evening.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Years of convictions for escape, battery and weapons while in prison kept adding time to his total sentence.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of weapons
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“Aegises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aegises. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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