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
Dambo’s trolls are forest protectors but in a far more tender way.
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Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Districts also facing challenges with implementation In Ashwaubenon, costs added up for things such as thousands of pages of full-color copies in binders with plastic page protectors for new state literacy assessments.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Heated grips, cruise control, a quickshifter, knuckle protectors, and a center stand all come as stock.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
However, these protectors face growing intimidation, violence and threats to life.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 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
Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Districts also facing challenges with implementation In Ashwaubenon, costs added up for things such as thousands of pages of full-color copies in binders with plastic page protectors for new state literacy assessments.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Heated grips, cruise control, a quickshifter, knuckle protectors, and a center stand all come as stock.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
However, these protectors face growing intimidation, violence and threats to life.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protectors
Noun
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Meet other parents and guardians, through your child’s school or therapy sessions or online in communities for parents of kids with disabilities, who can relate and be supportive.—
Jaclyn Greenberg,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his book shop, The Book Keep, where a book a day keeps the bombs away.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Onuba counseled now is the time to take another page from PE, which is their operating partner model, where operating partners sit between management and assets, thereby becoming custodians for the post asset-value integration.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ahuja noted that institutional infrastructure for bitcoin—custodians, liquidity providers, and banks—has matured significantly over the past several years, creating greater stability.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Suharto’s defenders have taken a different view.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The biggest ovation of the night came when Keon Ellis, who has fallen out of the rotation despite being one of the team’s best defenders and 3-point shooters, entered the game for the first time at the start of the fourth quarter.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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 13 Nov. 2025.
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