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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For many Christians and Jews, protecting coexistence in the Holy Land is a moral imperative after their own long histories of religious persecution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Reporting lines and operating partnerships are worth protecting.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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Over the past several years, South Korea has emerged as a world-class military power – not quite on the level of the US or China, but certainly capable of defending itself against North Korea.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
To flip control of the Senate, where Republicans currently hold 53 seats, Democrats would have to win four seats while defending a handful of their own.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
At a news conference, Twin Falls police released dramatic surveillance video that showed terrified employees diving for cover and shielding one another.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of shielding

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World Liberty is celebrating the major milestone, while critics worry this is a new wrinkle on the classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse that will give corporations and foreign actors a new way to stealthily curry favor with the White House.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The 25-year-old center ended up playing 18 minutes, scoring three points on free throws and grabbing three rebounds but doing a solid job of guarding the towering Cardoso.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

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