as in guardians
someone that protects
the quarterback counted on the right guard as his main protector
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Recent Examples of protectors
However, these protectors face growing intimidation, violence and threats to life.
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Unlike many modern helmets, the EagleEye ballistic protection has ear protectors built in.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Anthony Edwards has been bothered in the past by good perimeter defenders backed by quality rim protectors.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Those with Eight Sleep smart bed tech found their heated protectors weren't able to change temperature due to the outage.
—PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
The 22-piece set has sauce pans, frying pans, stock pots, eight lids, and protectors.
—Shalwah Evans, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Gone is the insurance of daunting rim protectors like Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Hang your pans or stack them with protectors or dish towels in between.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
If all that wasn’t enough, 12 gold Arthurian knights have been positioned around the dial, acting as the Lady’s loyal protectors and hour markers.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Unlike many modern helmets, the EagleEye ballistic protection has ear protectors built in.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Anthony Edwards has been bothered in the past by good perimeter defenders backed by quality rim protectors.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Those with Eight Sleep smart bed tech found their heated protectors weren't able to change temperature due to the outage.
—PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
The 22-piece set has sauce pans, frying pans, stock pots, eight lids, and protectors.
—Shalwah Evans, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Gone is the insurance of daunting rim protectors like Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Hang your pans or stack them with protectors or dish towels in between.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
If all that wasn’t enough, 12 gold Arthurian knights have been positioned around the dial, acting as the Lady’s loyal protectors and hour markers.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protectors
Noun
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Police are hoping the find will remind parents and guardians to check their children's Halloween candy.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ciske has also gotten creative in making sure kids can keep coming with their guardians.—
Jordyn Noennig,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But cities tend to be where people go out looking for birds, trying to find them before the rats get them, or before custodians sweep them away.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bears quarterback Caleb Williams fired a bullet to tight end Colston Loveland, who bounced off two defenders to score what would be the game-winning touchdown.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Bears quarterback Caleb Williams hit tight end Colston Loveland with a pass and the tight end barely evaded two Bengals defenders, who hit each other instead of Loveland.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The murder led to a wave of support for the governor's killer, Mumtaz Qadri, one of Taseer's bodyguards, who was hailed by some as a hero and defender of Islam.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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His bodyguards came back and told him the convoy would not be able to pass.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Protectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectors. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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