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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
Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
These veggies appear to be most closely tied to protecting the brain, so try to eat them every day.
—Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 11 Nov. 2025
So, between lockable zippers, anti-slash fabric, and RFID blockers, the right bag needs to pull quadruple duty in protecting your belongings.
—Claire Gallam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
Nardin said the Paiter Suruí people, an indigenous community whose threatened by deforestation, have developed a mix of coffee production, eco-tourism and jewelry made from forest products to generate income while protecting their land.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Pan said the team’s long-term goal is to find a safe and convenient way to apply zinc directly to muscle tissue, protecting it from ischemia-reperfusion injury and encouraging regeneration.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
That case involved a similar federal law protecting religious expression.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Hawaii hasn’t done a particularly good job of protecting the ball.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
At this week's meeting, public health leaders are rallying for their own vision for protecting Americans' health.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
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Democrats have used the government shutdown to call for protecting enhanced tax credits for purchasing health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
These veggies appear to be most closely tied to protecting the brain, so try to eat them every day.
—Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 11 Nov. 2025
So, between lockable zippers, anti-slash fabric, and RFID blockers, the right bag needs to pull quadruple duty in protecting your belongings.
—Claire Gallam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
Nardin said the Paiter Suruí people, an indigenous community whose threatened by deforestation, have developed a mix of coffee production, eco-tourism and jewelry made from forest products to generate income while protecting their land.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Pan said the team’s long-term goal is to find a safe and convenient way to apply zinc directly to muscle tissue, protecting it from ischemia-reperfusion injury and encouraging regeneration.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
That case involved a similar federal law protecting religious expression.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Hawaii hasn’t done a particularly good job of protecting the ball.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
At this week's meeting, public health leaders are rallying for their own vision for protecting Americans' health.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protecting
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The Lakers tied the Detroit Pistons for the second-most wins in the NBA (eight) behind only the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder (10-1), but that wasn’t the only good news the team got on Monday.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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While repeatedly defending his journalists, Davie did not directly address the threat of the lawsuit during his all-staff call this morning.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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The latest specialist minehunting ship left Birkenhead last month to conduct sea trials and some training off the west coast of England and Scotland as the vessel begins its journey to front-line operations safeguarding home waters.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the name of safeguarding the secret mission of the spaceship, HAL kills the crew members.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The podcast allows Kylie to walk the line between sharing details about her family and guarding her privacy.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The job of guarding the opposition’s top offensive threat usually goes to Nelson.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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But in 2007, a detailed analysis demonstrated that Earth’s magnetic field actually, despite these limitations, does a remarkable job of shielding the Moon from the solar wind.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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This surgical mask is my disguise and my means of shielding myself from covid spittle.—
Cora Frazier,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Protecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protecting. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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