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
The patient’s wife, who was also on the trip, has not reported symptoms and is isolating as a precaution, the Swiss health ministry said.
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Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The process was expected to produce sparks, and fire extinguishers had been brought to the site as a precaution.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
Instructure, the company behind Canvas, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment or questions about whether the system was taken down as a precaution or because the hackers knocked it offline.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Travelers should also avoid contact with rodents and contaminated materials, while taking basic precautions like handwashing, disinfecting surfaces and maintaining good overall health.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The process was expected to produce sparks, and fire extinguishers had been brought to the site as a precaution.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
Instructure, the company behind Canvas, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment or questions about whether the system was taken down as a precaution or because the hackers knocked it offline.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Travelers should also avoid contact with rodents and contaminated materials, while taking basic precautions like handwashing, disinfecting surfaces and maintaining good overall health.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
Noun
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Graf further noted that safeguards are already in place to protect the integrity of the proceedings, including limits on camera placement, courtroom decorum rules and restrictions on what attorneys can say publicly about the case.—
Adam Sabes , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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That means rules for high-risk uses of AI in employment, housing, lending, health care, education and public services, strong consumer privacy protections, safeguards against deepfakes and fraud and special protections for children.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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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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This is not a narrow child protection measure.—
James R Mason,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Specifically, Congress put protections in place to ensure that covered programs offer legally qualified candidates for office (both Republican and Democrat) equal time on the public airwaves.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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The road has since been reopened, but drivers are being urged to use caution as heavy smoke was still being reported in the area.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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The caution from Singapore's tourism authorities echoes broader concerns across the business travel industry.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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