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
Travelers with plans to be in Greece should be aware of the extremely high temperatures and take precautions to stay safe during the hottest hours of the day.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2025
Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Nevertheless, the city took the unprecedented step of effectively unplugging itself from the Internet as a precaution.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
Designers Elizabeth and David Emanuel were tasked with creating the royal wedding gown and took several precautions to keep the dress a secret prior to the nuptials.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 29 July 2025
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2025
Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Nevertheless, the city took the unprecedented step of effectively unplugging itself from the Internet as a precaution.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
Designers Elizabeth and David Emanuel were tasked with creating the royal wedding gown and took several precautions to keep the dress a secret prior to the nuptials.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
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In the meantime, expect plenty of discussion over how to structure average retail investors’ access to private equity and private debt with the same kind of safeguards required under ERISA.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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In January, just before President Joe Biden left office, the agency reemphasized that guidance as part of new safeguards for public housing tenants; that doesn’t include a recommendation about whether evictions should be included on tenants’ records as part of such deals.—
Sawyer Loftus,
ProPublica,
5 Aug. 2025
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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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On August 11, the airline sent a proposal to the union that offered a 38% compensation increase over four years, the airline said, among other benefits and protections.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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Drug traffickers bankroll many people in rural communities, essentially buying local support and protection.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Stylistically, many of the tactical principles set out by Kompany remain, albeit employed with more caution.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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On Saturday, Sterling had a humorous bit of advice for Yankees manager Aaron Boone, one which came off as a caution of sorts: Don't put Williams on the mound in an important spot.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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