Thesaurus results for DEFENDERS

defenders

noun

plural of defender

as in guardians

someone that protects one of the traditional roles of an older brother is that of schoolyard defender

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Recent Examples of defenders Among 21 Dolphins defenders, PFF rated Trader 19th and Taaffe 20th. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Nicki Hernández fired a cross toward Aïssata Traoré, who, playing on a yellow card, beat the Dash defenders to the ball and scored for the fifth consecutive game. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Morgan Weaver received the ball in the attacking third and, with two Orlando defenders around her, took a shot from long-range that Morché had no chance of saving. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Miami also elevated two edge defenders, Clelin Ferrell and Max Llewellyn from the practice squad to the game-day roster. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Likely victimized four different Cowboys defenders on his four third-down conversions. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026 With three Panthers defenders in hot pursuit, Walker slowed down and stuck his rear end out, cutting off linebacker Princely Umanmielen and making certain Monangai would get the last half of his big run without being touched. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Noun

State law requires parents and guardians of students at schools near certain crematorium projects to receive notification about the potential for toxic air contaminants.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
In a letter addressed to parents and guardians obtained by ABC Chicago station WLS, school officials said the gun did not enter school grounds.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of guardians

Noun

However, those lawyers said custodians are not legally required to make charities open accounts to receive funds.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
The solution for most Americans retiring in Europe is to work with a cross-border financial advisor who has established relationships with custodians that support overseas Americans.

— Shane Clark, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of custodians

Noun

And look for Maxx Crosby to feast against the Chargers’ pass protectors who couldn’t keep the Cardinals out of Herbert’s backfield.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Chief among Zoe’s longtime protectors are her rancher husband, William Macon (Garret Dillahunt), Billy and Kerry.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of protectors

Noun

Congress has recognized the problem, with the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act introduced in 2026 including provisions that would cap certain athlete-agent fees at 5% and impose additional contract protections.

— Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
CreativeFuture, the nonprofit advocating for creative copyright protections, was doing their own work, as were representatives from the TV Academy.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of protections

Noun

The biggest driver, experts say, is people, like guards stationed outside homes or bodyguards who travel with the executive.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
In a TikTok video posted by an attendee, West is seen being escorted out of the venue by bodyguards in front of swarms of fans after watching his daughter’s concert.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of bodyguards

Noun

He was brought to the prison infirmary, where numerous guards surrounded, punched, kicked, choked, dropped and manhandled him.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
The drone impacts forced Poland's border guards to temporarily suspend cross-border traffic, evacuate people from vehicles and enhance security.

— Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of guards

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