fends

present tense third-person singular of fend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fends
Verb
  • The case also wraps around all four side of the iPhone, with the same elevated lip that protects the screen.
    Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Making this distinction prevents overengineering and protects morale, budget, and timeline.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jeffrey Breinholt, an architect of the material support statutes who spent three decades as a federal terrorism prosecutor, defends the laws as crucial to closing loopholes that were exploited by foreign militant groups and their domestic sympathizers.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonpartisan organization that defends First Amendment rights across the political spectrum, and survey company College Pulse rank the campus speech environment of 257 public and private universities each year.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Demerzel shields the embryo with her body, and both are incinerated, vanishing in a white-hot instant, love and code consumed together.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This consistency, Nassau argues, shields founders from the reputational hit of a prior lead refusing to participate in follow-ons.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Fends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fends. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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