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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 safeguarding
IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2023
Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
There is safeguarding and aftercare.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The exercise is designed to test procedures for safeguarding and deploying nuclear weapons, with a particular focus this year on protecting the arsenal before it is ever used.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Names, photos, addresses, birthdates, parental details and even safeguarding notes and medical records were allegedly accessed by a hacker group called Radiant.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Nixon’s professed and late-blooming concern for safeguarding the rights of criminal defendants might be a bit hard to swallow; these were, after all, the Watergate burglars.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Sarah Mullally will become the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church in January, a year after her predecessor resigned in a safeguarding scandal.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
This study suggests that vitamin D works by safeguarding those telomeres.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
Looking Ahead Fuad sees his generation of Emirati filmmakers as crucial to safeguarding cultural identity in an ever more globalized world.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
This increase in digitalization makes the safeguarding of health and patient data urgent and is a basic requirement for the functioning of the digital health system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2023
Noun
Dozens of experts met at a two-day conference on engineering and safeguarding synthetic life in Manchester, UK, in September to discuss where red lines should be drawn to restrict research into technologies that could enable the creation of mirror organisms.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
There is safeguarding and aftercare.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The exercise is designed to test procedures for safeguarding and deploying nuclear weapons, with a particular focus this year on protecting the arsenal before it is ever used.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Names, photos, addresses, birthdates, parental details and even safeguarding notes and medical records were allegedly accessed by a hacker group called Radiant.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Nixon’s professed and late-blooming concern for safeguarding the rights of criminal defendants might be a bit hard to swallow; these were, after all, the Watergate burglars.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Sarah Mullally will become the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church in January, a year after her predecessor resigned in a safeguarding scandal.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
This study suggests that vitamin D works by safeguarding those telomeres.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
Looking Ahead Fuad sees his generation of Emirati filmmakers as crucial to safeguarding cultural identity in an ever more globalized world.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safeguarding
Verb
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This is not a choice between protecting the ocean and growing the economy.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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In June, the Department of Justice sued California for not repealing a decade-old anti-discrimination law protecting transgender students and subpoenaed medical providers for lists of youth patients receiving gender affirming care.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In contrast, the magnesium-free glass developed a surface layer that offered little protection, allowing boron to continue diffusing out, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pass protection has been diddly-poo.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Airborne and amphibious warfare are key capabilities for defending Japanese islands beyond the four main islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu—as they are designed to project forces from the sea and air to retake islands occupied by an enemy.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Barry has spent 26 years handling Hatch Act cases, defending both Republicans and Democrats.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sports betting platforms, for their part, have made moves to put safeguards in place.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Lecornu appeared to have negotiated a safeguard against further political unrest.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So there’s a risk in assuming that there’s somebody guarding the gates and that the technology will only go so far.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Signs of sass becoming a problem include growling or snapping, guarding objects, ignoring basic commands persistently, or biting and destroying items.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Weiss, the founder of an independent media site worth millions and the editor-in-chief of CBS News, arrived last week in the Washington bureau trailed by the private security that now protects high-profile media figures.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Records analyzed by the Senate elections committee found lawmakers do not often use campaign funds for security purposes.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Williams’ first-quarter sack was the first of his career but the only one for the 49ers’ defense.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Dowdle tore through the Cowboys defense throughout the day in the run and receiving games, finishing with 183 rushing yards and 56 receiving yards.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Safeguarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safeguarding. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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