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
  • The incident, along with subsequent episodes disclosed by Anthropic and Meta, sparked an industry-wide push to slow development of frontier AI models to improve safeguards keeping autonomous agents under human control.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • My daughter is what those statistics look like when government safeguards fail.
    — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of safeguards
Noun
  • Capsules commonly carry ablative shields made from materials designed to char and gradually wear away.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, the sprawling tropical flora throughout the island doubles as lush backdrop and hurricane protection that shields and roots the island against extreme weather conditions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of shields
Noun
  • Last season, according to TruMedia, defenses were in nickel or dime packages — five or six defensive backs — on close to 70 percent of snaps.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Adversaries may soon be able to fly drones in coordinated swarms using AI, effectively overwhelming any defenses.
    — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of defenses
Noun
  • Fires routinely sweep Kinshasa’s dense neighborhoods during the dry season, where rapid urban growth outpaces basic protections such as reliable fire and emergency services.
    — Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If the Interior Department determines the animals have met recovery goals, the administration will also work with states to encourage them to remove state-level protections and revise standards governing lethal wolf removal.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of protections
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The Chicago Cubs center fielder made an Air Jordan-style catch during Friday’s 6-1 win over the Miami Marlins, banging into a nook where two walls converge at funky loanDepot park.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin broke out of Alcatraz by digging holes in the prison walls using spoons from the cafeteria.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of walls
Noun
  • Lebanese soldiers deployed there are tasked with preventing armed non-state actors, like Hezbollah, from coming in; confiscating any weapons and remnants of war; and restoring state authority.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • By the end of 2010, the TSA had deployed around 500 machines designed to detect non-metallic weapons and explosives, the TSA's website said.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of weapons
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“Aegises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aegises. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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