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as in preventive
something providing certainty that a specified outcome will or will not occur
Having two people do this job serves as insurance against accidents.
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as in contract
a formal contract promising payment if injury, damage, or loss occurs
They purchased their home and car insurance through the same company.
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Recent Examples of insurance
Without insurance, medications can cost more than $4,000 a month.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Currently, the program provides access to medication for low-income, HIV-positive Floridians either by directly giving them prescription medications or by paying for insurance coverage for them that includes HIV medications.
—Jonathan Appelbaum, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Because of the false reports, Orellana paid less money for taxes and insurance premiums, resulting in a total loss of $232,369 for the insurance company, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The true cost of car ownership includes monthly payments, fuel, insurance and maintenance.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Currently, the program provides access to medication for low-income, HIV-positive Floridians either by directly giving them prescription medications or by paying for insurance coverage for them that includes HIV medications.
—Jonathan Appelbaum, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Because of the false reports, Orellana paid less money for taxes and insurance premiums, resulting in a total loss of $232,369 for the insurance company, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The true cost of car ownership includes monthly payments, fuel, insurance and maintenance.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurance
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Padlocks, sickles and other objects made of iron, a metal said to possess anti-demonic powers, were stashed in the grave as preventives.—
Franz Lidz,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2023
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But although human vaccines function primarily as preventives, offering immunity to animals such as black-footed ferrets can be a conservation strategy of last resort.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2023
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According to the union, the tentative agreement would still need to be ratified by a majority of about 220 clerks before being adopted as a contract.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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If he was found in breach of his contract after forgetting lines or behaving inappropriately, it could be argued that his poor performance was the cause of that breach.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
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Vaccinations and other preventatives against ever-evolving germs do not on their own guarantee personal safety—only eradication can do that.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Clayful partners with schools to provide preventative, pre-clinical mental health coaching to students.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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This was no coincidence — a security source told Channel 12 that a daylight strike was chosen to surprise Tehran, which was expecting any strike to occur at night.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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The administration and Anthropic disagree on who controls AI usage in domestic security and battlefields.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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Greater European defense cooperation is popular across Europe — but there are challenges, warned Liana Fix, senior fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations.—
Domi Suskova,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Aid to Ukraine is slow and increases in NATO defense budgets to 5% of national income are pledged for nine years from now – when few current leaders will be in power.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Previous talks with Russia and Ukraine have largely resolved the question of security guarantees, Witkoff said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Previous talks with Russia and Ukraine have largely resolved the question of security guarantees, Witkoff said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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In space, there is no atmosphere to protect your satellites, and the Earth’s magnetic field offers little protection as well.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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The reactor is located about 300 yards, or roughly 900 feet, from the Columbia River, making environmental protection a key priority.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors say many of the charges came from plea bargain deals signed with former police officers Ronnie Lessa and Élcio Queiroz, sentenced in October 2024 for the killings to 78 and 59 years in prison, respectively.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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But Coach never agreed to that deal, and once Ozzy got the key on the ground, Coach dragged it over to win supplies.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurance. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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