as in defending
to drive danger or attack away from
the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs
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Recent Examples of protecting
Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Terranea has been committed to protecting wildlife habitats and enhancing local water quality.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
And good for this man protecting his lady!
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Repealing the finding could help end many of the government’s most significant regulations protecting Americans’ health and the environment, including emissions regulations for vehicles, power plants and the oil and gas industry.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Both industries involve risk-averse buyers making decisions about protecting valuable assets.
—Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Gift of Hope is committed to protecting the dignity of donors and their families.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Cohn was protecting his investment in making sure his biggest star was not on the arm of a Black man, as unfair as that seems now.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
Newsom said the tax credits program isn’t just about protecting California’s legacy.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Not in our communities, but protecting assets & high priority targets downtown so that our @Chicago_Police don’t have to babysit the Bean or Buckingham Fountain for eight hours a day.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Terranea has been committed to protecting wildlife habitats and enhancing local water quality.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
And good for this man protecting his lady!
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Repealing the finding could help end many of the government’s most significant regulations protecting Americans’ health and the environment, including emissions regulations for vehicles, power plants and the oil and gas industry.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Both industries involve risk-averse buyers making decisions about protecting valuable assets.
—Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Gift of Hope is committed to protecting the dignity of donors and their families.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Cohn was protecting his investment in making sure his biggest star was not on the arm of a Black man, as unfair as that seems now.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
Newsom said the tax credits program isn’t just about protecting California’s legacy.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protecting
Verb
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The law currently gives prosecutors too much leverage in the courtroom and pressures defendants to take a plea deal over defending themselves at trial, Preston said.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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South Korea estimates that some 2,000 North Korean troops died defending Kursk against a cross-border incursion by Ukraine.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Andrea spends his free time here when not traveling the world performing, while his younger brother Alberto and his family quietly tend to the 300 acres of grain fields, vines, and olive trees, safeguarding the land their ancestors once farmed as sharecroppers.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Looming over all those issues is China, which has built out a mammoth, if not yet cutting-edge, shipbuilding sector, and whose threats against Taiwan could have a knock-on effect towards American commitments to safeguarding South Korea, Seoul fears.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Whomever the safeties were guarding.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Strong support for keeping those requirements comes from existing homeowners guarding the value of their homes, their greatest investment, speakers said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One 10-year-old student said his friend was shot while shielding him from bullets that struck through the windows, according to a new report.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The design and placement of the engine focus on reducing noise by using quiet turbofan engines and shielding them from other parts.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Protecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protecting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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