as in safeguard
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury
as parents of young children, they have taken the usual precaution of locking up their household cleansers
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Recent Examples of precaution
As a precaution, ECSU has increased patrols across campus, and access to the center of campus will remain restricted throughout Sunday.
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Charlotte Slovin, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
More than 5,000 people have evacuated, either under mandatory orders or voluntarily, as a precaution.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Being aware of common web and phone scams and taking reasonable precautions can also go a long way toward protecting your info.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Although, in situations where seeing separate providers isn’t possible (on a college campus, say, or in a community with few resources), rest assured a solid one will still take precautions to keep things as confidential as possible.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte Slovin, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
More than 5,000 people have evacuated, either under mandatory orders or voluntarily, as a precaution.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Being aware of common web and phone scams and taking reasonable precautions can also go a long way toward protecting your info.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Although, in situations where seeing separate providers isn’t possible (on a college campus, say, or in a community with few resources), rest assured a solid one will still take precautions to keep things as confidential as possible.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
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The wildfire mitigation effort President Trump’s administration has acted to roll back environmental safeguards around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests, under an emergency designation that cites dangers from wildfires.—
Jenny Kane and Claire Rush,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The first Trump administration continued to weaken safeguards for 35 million acres of federal lands — more than any other administration in history — and offered up millions more for oil and gas development, but stopped short of trying sell off or transfer large areas of the public domain.—
Chris D'Angelo,
Vox,
2 May 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Opponents slanted their protections toward him all season.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The workshop aims to see a paradigm shift from reactive and fear-based protection to one where safety is regarded as an everyday practice rooted in awareness, communication, and self-trust.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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According to procedure, the field is frozen as soon as the caution lights are illuminated.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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This slowdown is driven by high interest rates, corporate caution, and the impact of new tariffs.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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