BULWARKING Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

bulwarking

verb

present participle of bulwark

as in protecting

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 bulwarking In 2025 Trump declared a National Energy Emergency aimed at bulwarking the coal industry. — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 4 June 2026

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Despite frustration that the Legislature amended his original plan by protecting property taxes for schools, the governor still advocated for the amendment.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
The central bank's board voted unanimously late Monday to put Ueno Bank into resolution and hand its management to officials charged with assessing its finances and protecting its assets, the regulator said Tuesday.

— EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

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Her proposal calls for abolishing multiple government agencies that are critical to safeguarding our national security without providing definitive alternatives that would ensure their missions continue.

— Daniel Delgado, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
So basically, this sunscreen is not only pleasant to wear, but superb at safeguarding skin against damage.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of safeguarding

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Advocates feel that the backward process left them unable to confirm whether the company was delivering on its promises and fully shielding ordinary customers from data center costs.

— Emily Jones, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
And for both regional and European officials present, there was a deep sense of uncertainty regarding Washington and its commitment to shielding putative allies from attack.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of shielding

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His administration has insisted that no armed federal officials would be guarding the polls on Election Day.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
The most successful animal artist of all time is surely Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), perhaps most recognizable for the four colossal sculptures of lions guarding the base of Nelson’s Column, in London’s Trafalgar Square.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

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