as in defended
to drive danger or attack away from
learned to use humor to fend herself from criticism
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Harbaugh has defended second-year defensive coordinator Zach Orr through the first six weeks.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025 -
Federal authorities have defended the maneuvers as being a response to attacks on agents and property.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The town sports a former silent movie theatre from the 1920s, a farmers’ market in Flagler Park, and lifeguard protected Stuart Beach offers dining, volleyball and basketball courts and free rolling beach wheelchairs for visitors with mobility needs.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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All of this left many of them dreaming of being a stay-at-home wife supported and protected by a rich and masculine man.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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It will also be shielded by steel and plastic to block out as much cosmic ray interference as possible.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Players looked away in disgust or shielded their eyes from the stress, the pressure, the uncertainty.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Your spinach will grow safely guarded by these aromatic plants.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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To the right lay the harbor, its narrow entrance guarded by the grim Morro Castle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Fended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fended. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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