BULWARKED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

bulwarked

verb

past tense of bulwark

as in protected

to drive danger or attack away from vowed to use any means necessary to bulwark the country against attack

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Recent Examples of bulwarked The Lost Cause was fortified by presidential power and bulwarked for a century by Jim Crow. — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026 Providing one of the emotional high points at Locarno’s Spanish Previews, the production has been bulwarked recently by a pre-sale to national pubcaster RTVE and an ICAA Spanish film agency grant. — John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025

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Mandarin Oriental’s arrival in 2006 protected and restored the interiors, while consulting with Conservation Authority archaeologists to preserve any historic findings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Presidio is protected by a series of berms and levees built in the 1970s and 1980s along the Rio Grande and tributaries to combat flooding.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of protected

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In addition to sea lions, sea otters, walrus, polar bears, dugongs and manatees are also safeguarded.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
When the Nazis confiscated the negative and shipped it back to Berlin, Hensel safeguarded it in the Reichsfilmarchiv vaults in Berlin until the Allied victory.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Definition of safeguarded

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The decision, at least for now, shielded Fauci from answering questions that could expose him to accusations of lying under oath.

— Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Paul said the committee's questions for Fauci were only limited to the period covered by Biden's pardon, which shielded Fauci from prosecution for any potential criminal offense made between 2014 and 2025.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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