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to drive danger or attack away from
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Recent Examples of fencing
Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Her mother, Amy Brunelle, told reporters earlier this year that signage and fencing to help deter vulnerable people like her daughter should have been installed long ago.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Before entering the Regeneron STS, she was fascinated by the analytics of fencing tournaments.
—Kevin Anderton, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Using tree protection fencing to make sure existing trees and their roots are unharmed during construction.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Barriers and fencing for the bridge's multiuse path for pedestrains are also being installed, and Bridging North America is finishing up the ramps connecting Interstate 75 to the bridge with line painting and signage, Grondin said.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Her mother, Amy Brunelle, told reporters earlier this year that signage and fencing to help deter vulnerable people like her daughter should have been installed long ago.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Before entering the Regeneron STS, she was fascinated by the analytics of fencing tournaments.
—Kevin Anderton, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Using tree protection fencing to make sure existing trees and their roots are unharmed during construction.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fencing
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Democrats have used the government shutdown to call for protecting enhanced tax credits for purchasing health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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These veggies appear to be most closely tied to protecting the brain, so try to eat them every day.—
Jennifer Klump,
Verywell Health,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Lakers tied the Detroit Pistons for the second-most wins in the NBA (eight) behind only the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder (10-1), but that wasn’t the only good news the team got on Monday.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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While repeatedly defending his journalists, Davie did not directly address the threat of the lawsuit during his all-staff call this morning.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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But in 2007, a detailed analysis demonstrated that Earth’s magnetic field actually, despite these limitations, does a remarkable job of shielding the Moon from the solar wind.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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This surgical mask is my disguise and my means of shielding myself from covid spittle.—
Cora Frazier,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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So mature, his conviction, his instincts, his fearlessness, and to give something which is so different yet so connecting.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The podcast allows Kylie to walk the line between sharing details about her family and guarding her privacy.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The job of guarding the opposition’s top offensive threat usually goes to Nelson.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The latest specialist minehunting ship left Birkenhead last month to conduct sea trials and some training off the west coast of England and Scotland as the vessel begins its journey to front-line operations safeguarding home waters.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the name of safeguarding the secret mission of the spaceship, HAL kills the crew members.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Fencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fencing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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