FORFENDING Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

forfending

verb

present participle of forfend

as in protecting

to drive danger or attack away from a place of refuge where the settlers could forfend themselves from attack

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On Wednesday, Mayor Mary Sheffield issued an executive order directing all departments and city employees to focus on protecting the public.

— Julia Avant, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Horror Remains a Safe Haven for Marginalized Storytellers For all the industry’s talk of protecting marginalized voices, two of the year’s most distinctive horror movies arrived with remarkably little fanfare.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

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While San Francisco’s bullpen is struggling, Rogers is in the midst of another excellent season after signing a three-year, $37 million deal to join the defending American League champions.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
After the Times story was published, some Platner supporters pointed to Fifield’s political history when defending him against her claims.

— Jake Tapper, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

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While challenges like integration complexity exist, CC is a cornerstone for safe AI innovation, offering resilience against sophisticated threats and safeguarding privacy in the evolving digital landscape.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Why is safeguarding the value of free speech so important to our democracy?

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026

Definition of safeguarding

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The Los Angeles Police Department is shielding the identity of the officer who shot and killed a golden Saint Berdoodle last month in Canoga Park, citing threats to the officer’s life.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Georgia has launched a new program aimed at protecting survivors of family and domestic violence by shielding their addresses from abusers, Caleb Groves reports.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of shielding

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Police officers were seen by CNN guarding the cemetery entrance and more agents arrived throughout the day as work continued.

— Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Diving for loose balls, boxing out, guarding whoever Steve Kerr told him to, and occasionally making a basket.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

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