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
These trackers are an excellent precaution for travel, off-leash play, hiking and escape artists.
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Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
The agency urges that people along rivers and streams take immediate precautions to protect life and property.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The boat sails from Genoa in complete darkness, a precaution against air raids.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Even journalists working for some Western news outlets in the region began taking precautions, avoiding bylines on news stories and photos.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
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Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
The agency urges that people along rivers and streams take immediate precautions to protect life and property.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The boat sails from Genoa in complete darkness, a precaution against air raids.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Even journalists working for some Western news outlets in the region began taking precautions, avoiding bylines on news stories and photos.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for precaution
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
Noun
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The lawsuit argues that Magic City's operators, APS Valet and its leadership, and other affiliated entities were negligent in hiring, training and supervising security personnel, and in allowing armed security to operate in areas accessible to the public without proper safeguards.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Waste from these operations was buried in drums and disposed of on-site, often without the safeguards that would be required today.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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
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His state case has been delayed because of protections that he — and everyone — is guaranteed by law.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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Our expert take The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card packs a punch for a $95 annual fee card, offering annual travel credits, comprehensive travel protections and more.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Austria 's health minister told parents, kindergartens and day care centers to use utmost caution when feeding young children HiPP.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Austria’s health minister told parents, kindergartens and day care centers to use utmost caution when feeding young children HiPP.—
Karel Janicek,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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