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Recent Examples of protected
Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
In addition to the anxiety over Monday's ruling, Petit said, Haitians under protected status were living amid an uptick in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in areas with large Haitian communities in South Florida.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Isabella Rodriguez, Florida elections director at Citizens Defending Freedom, said religion is also a protected class.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Each guest room and suite has a unique layout and design, as is the case when transforming a historic and protected building into a hotel.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
On Friday, the zoo began moving several of its animals into protected areas of the Kendall-area attraction and kept warm with extra bedding hay, along with external heating sources like heat lamps, radiant heaters and heated floor pads.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
All the villas are secluded, surrounded by trees, well back from the main path and removed from the beach, so the lights don’t disorient the protected sea turtles.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
By choosing a jurisdiction with strict privacy laws and tougher limits on photographing children, Clooney is effectively arbitraging legal regimes the way multinational corporations arbitrage tax codes—only here the protected asset is family life, not corporate profit.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Massie posted a letter on Wednesday from an FBI whistleblower’s attorney, who raised concerns about the bureau allegedly moving to retaliate against his client for making a protected disclosure to Congress related to the case, prompting a response from Bongino.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Certain positions would be protected from the cuts, Cassellius said, including classroom teachers, counselors, social workers, psychologists and nurses.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Sweeney did concede that the uncertainty around two of the four first-round picks (the Toronto pick this year is top-5 protected and the Florida pick next year is top-10 protected) added to the reticence to move any of them.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The team also protected its young talent while adding two draft picks.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The only sources that come in handy during such a crisis are those that are decentralized and technologically protected.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Once named, a species can be monitored, studied, and potentially protected.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
But then there is another famous hero, Oedipus, and his tomb at Colonus near Athens protected the city from its enemies.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Snowbank™ Indian Hawthorne is patent-protected and cannot be propagated.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The 1993 case did not consider political expression as a protected class.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
In addition to the anxiety over Monday's ruling, Petit said, Haitians under protected status were living amid an uptick in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in areas with large Haitian communities in South Florida.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Isabella Rodriguez, Florida elections director at Citizens Defending Freedom, said religion is also a protected class.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Each guest room and suite has a unique layout and design, as is the case when transforming a historic and protected building into a hotel.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
On Friday, the zoo began moving several of its animals into protected areas of the Kendall-area attraction and kept warm with extra bedding hay, along with external heating sources like heat lamps, radiant heaters and heated floor pads.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
All the villas are secluded, surrounded by trees, well back from the main path and removed from the beach, so the lights don’t disorient the protected sea turtles.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
By choosing a jurisdiction with strict privacy laws and tougher limits on photographing children, Clooney is effectively arbitraging legal regimes the way multinational corporations arbitrage tax codes—only here the protected asset is family life, not corporate profit.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Massie posted a letter on Wednesday from an FBI whistleblower’s attorney, who raised concerns about the bureau allegedly moving to retaliate against his client for making a protected disclosure to Congress related to the case, prompting a response from Bongino.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
Thus, The Pitt had to figure out how to show its awake fiber-optic intubation without having access to real-life-patient footage, something Sachs says is either too low quality to read on TV or protected by privacy laws.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Certain positions would be protected from the cuts, Cassellius said, including classroom teachers, counselors, social workers, psychologists and nurses.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Sweeney did concede that the uncertainty around two of the four first-round picks (the Toronto pick this year is top-5 protected and the Florida pick next year is top-10 protected) added to the reticence to move any of them.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The team also protected its young talent while adding two draft picks.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The only sources that come in handy during such a crisis are those that are decentralized and technologically protected.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Once named, a species can be monitored, studied, and potentially protected.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
But then there is another famous hero, Oedipus, and his tomb at Colonus near Athens protected the city from its enemies.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Snowbank™ Indian Hawthorne is patent-protected and cannot be propagated.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protected
Adjective
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That allows deep-strike capability from stand-off launch points outside heavily defended zones.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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Private firefighting outfits defended companies, utilities, and ultrarich enclaves while other parts of the city burned.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Magen David Adom’s dispatch unit in Ramla, about 12 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, is more than 100 feet underground, safeguarded by thick walls and a sophisticated respirator system capable of providing clean air in case of conventional and nonconventional attacks.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Surely, most Iranians want the country’s environment to be safeguarded.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The facility is a shielded argon glovebox engineered to handle both irradiated and nonirradiated actinide materials.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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As is customary, terms of the settlement were not revealed and will likely remain shielded by non-disclosure and non-disparagement language.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Young, guarded by Cody Williams, dribbled toward the 3-point line as teammate Juju Reese set a pick on Williams.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But Jokic was able to catch at the elbows without any resistance early in the game this time as Deandre Ayton guarded him straight up.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Inside the highly secured courtroom in the Washington County Courthouse, the district attorney made the decision to reduce the number of charges, and Meyers's attorney waived the remaining 67 charges to trial.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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One example, Sebban notes, involved an up-and-coming first aid brand that secured placement with a major retailer after more than a year of collaboration on design, samples, and quality refinement.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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To kick-start spring cleaning, check out storage options like a classy wood bench that conceals extra pillows, gardening equipment, and sports equipment, and a no-nonsense deck box with a lock to keep contents secure.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
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So as the secure and stable image Dubai spent so long cultivating crumbles, is a mass exodus imminent?—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Protected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protected. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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