PROTECTIONS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

protections

noun

plural of protection

as in safeguards

means or method of defending this small umbrella is adequate protection in a sudden shower

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as in defenders

someone that protects the bodyguard was her protection from overzealous fans

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Recent Examples of protections Lemon argued his actions were protected under the First Amendment’s protections for the press and protesters. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026 In the Central African Republic — where transgender people have little to no legal protections and are marginalized in much of society — Fuentes dons her wig only in the privacy of her bathroom. — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The nonbinding resolution calls for federal protections against gender-identity discrimination throughout school life, explicitly including athletics and access to facilities. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Our investigation found only about 25% of protection orders were being served, meaning many survivors never got the protections judges ordered. — Natalie McMillan, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 There are any number of paths forward including class action lawsuits, anti-trust cases and stronger consumer protections. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Orphan drug protections apply narrowly to the rare disease and do not apply when the same drug is developed for a common disease. — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 Blakespear said the law is focused on enhancing consumer protections, because many residents and parents looking to purchase e-bikes have ultimately been sold a very different and much less controllable product. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Those controls provide signals and protections that access control doesn’t. — Shashwat Sehgal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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Noun

This type of structured risk assessment is already extensively used in industry through HAZOP reviews, where potential deviations, causes, consequences and safeguards are systematically examined before a process is put into operation.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Doomsday warnings about its risks have now become impossible to ignore, and protestors are taking to the streets to demand stronger safeguards.

— Rumman Chowdhury, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of safeguards

Noun

No wonder, then, that members of some old syndicates now seek credit for barring such foreigners from their ranks, as though the yakuza were still defenders of a noble Japanese tradition.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
In keeping with the film‘s maximalist vibe, the noise around it keeps whipsawing in different directions, with defenders calling it a misunderstood masterpiece and detractors equally fervent in calling it a complete artistic disaster.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of defenders

Noun

Including his time at Syracuse and Nebraska, Tony White’s defenses have held opponents under 20 points in 34 games (FSU has done so three times in 2026, although the Seminoles gave up 50 at Alabama).

— Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Through four games, the team has one of the worst defenses in the league.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of defenses

Noun

Swarms of police officers descended from helicopters and beat them with billy clubs and metal shields.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
In Paris, tear gas filled the air, and trash cans, school desks and chairs were set alight as riot police with shields and batons clashed with some demonstrators.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of shields

Noun

Every child under 18 with a Social Security number has an account in their name, but parents or guardians must claim the account on an app to receive a one-time deposit of $1,000.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Decades later, however, the guardians of the audio tapes were willing to work with Love Monday.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of guardians

Noun

Undeath have signed with those custodians of heavy music over at Relapse and debuted a new song for the label.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
Officers emerged from that coup as the architects of the new state and cast themselves as the custodians of its national interest.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

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