as in protects
to drive danger or attack away from
a place of refuge where the settlers could forfend themselves from attack
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfends
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That's because federal law generally protects Social Security retirement, disability and survivor benefits from garnishment by most private creditors.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
8 June 2026 -
Texas also protects a variety of other wildlife, including bats, hawks, owls, whooping cranes and all species of sea turtles, according to TPWD.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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In the case before the court, Mississippi defends late-arriving ballots, noting that the Constitution gives states the right to run their own elections.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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Leo simultaneously defends the secrecy of confession as religious freedom, despite critics calling it an abuse shield, and sidesteps a meeting with ex-Opus Dei members amid Argentine investigations.—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Or that its status as a tradition shields it from reproach.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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In the layer of the upper atmosphere called the stratosphere, the gas creates a protective layer that shields Earthlings from harmful ultraviolet rays.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
8 June 2026
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Today Congress took a shortcut in its bid to erase the Roadless Rule, a longstanding conservation policy that safeguards around 45 million acres of national forest land from development.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
10 June 2026
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By saying what the law is and applying it to real-world cases, the Supreme Court safeguards the rule of law.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Morena Baccarin plays The Sorceress, a mysterious being who guards Greyskull Castle.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Of course, that assumes Wembanyama guards Towns.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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“Forfends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfends. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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