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to drive danger or attack away from
sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves
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Recent Examples of safeguarded
Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Trott and Lufkin safeguarded the middle with six and three blocks, respectively, while Payton Patrick rejected four shots.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
The caves and their stories are safeguarded by the descendants of Dill, who continue to own and operate Meramec Caverns.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
Once sensitive information is shared, it must be carefully safeguarded.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
This ensures our culture is safeguarded despite the climate crisis, and is accessible to all Tuvaluans at home and abroad.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
But even as new tools and strategies emerge to quiet the seas, the legal foundation that has long safeguarded marine life is under pressure.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Data in motion is safeguarded through end-to-end encryption with TLS or SSL, while intellectual property at rest is shielded with hashing and tokenization.
—Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
For immigration attorneys and legal service providers, the shift also raises new ethical and practical considerations regarding how client funds are collected, safeguarded and processed.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
Seed phrases concentrate risk in one secret while seedless paths distribute it across vendors, devices, identities, or extra hardware that must be safeguarded and, in a crisis, actually found.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Trott and Lufkin safeguarded the middle with six and three blocks, respectively, while Payton Patrick rejected four shots.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
The caves and their stories are safeguarded by the descendants of Dill, who continue to own and operate Meramec Caverns.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
Once sensitive information is shared, it must be carefully safeguarded.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
This ensures our culture is safeguarded despite the climate crisis, and is accessible to all Tuvaluans at home and abroad.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
But even as new tools and strategies emerge to quiet the seas, the legal foundation that has long safeguarded marine life is under pressure.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Data in motion is safeguarded through end-to-end encryption with TLS or SSL, while intellectual property at rest is shielded with hashing and tokenization.
—Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
For immigration attorneys and legal service providers, the shift also raises new ethical and practical considerations regarding how client funds are collected, safeguarded and processed.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safeguarded
Adjective
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Oregon lawmakers added gender identity as a protected class under state anti-discrimination law in 2021.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
15 Oct. 2025
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Deutsch explained that architects have found lowering a ceiling makes a person feel more protected and comfortable.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just over a minute later, Kuzma tried to toss Antetokounmpo another alley-oop, but the Bulls defended it well and took away the rim.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Quagliano has repeatedly denied that and defended the bank’s aircraft business as profitable.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The clerks inserted memory sticks from the tabulators with results from their local election into the laptop and a program transmitted them to the county through a dedicated, secured network.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Benson Kipruto, 34, and Hellen Obiri, 35, both from Kenya, secured victory in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The account was not guarded by an extra layer of security known as multi-factor authentication.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The names of the betrayersare a secret carefully guarded by Cacique and the group called Caribe, a loose grouping of about 3,000 Venezuelan military personnel who have deserted the regime’s ranks and from abroad are trying to coordinate to overthrow Maduro.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Reports about an assault surfaced on social media Wednesday, but exact details on the incident remain shielded as police investigate.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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It is expected to deliver clearer imaging of dense, shielded materials like spent nuclear fuel, while also significantly enhancing nuclear safety.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Safeguarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safeguarded. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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