Thesaurus results for SAFETIES

safeties

noun

plural of safety

as in guards

a protective device (as on a weapon) to prevent accidental operation the gun couldn't be fired as long as the safety was on

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Recent Examples of safeties The three other spots are pretty much set, with Pierce and Urlacher as safeties and Graham playing in a versatile safety/corner role. —

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 Hafley also detailed his core principles for identifying valuable safeties. —

David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 Harbaugh replaced Minter with Chris O’Leary, who was a safeties coach under Minter (2024) before spending a season at Western Michigan (2025) as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach. —

Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026 Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens teams prioritized safeties and inside linebackers to anchor his defenses. —

Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026 His vertical number would have placed him among the top five testing safeties at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. —

Mike Kaye updated March 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026 His mark would have ranked second among safeties at this year’s NFL Combine. —

Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026 Gophers defensive coordinator and safeties coach Danny Collins first looked at returning players from last year’s roster for how the U will move on after Perich. —

Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026 Finding safeties who can cover in the passing game, tackle in space, communicate in the back end of the field and near the line of scrimmage are important factors. —

Calvin Watkins mar. 19, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026

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Noun

With both guards out in the Lakers’ last game against Dallas, James shot 12 for 22 from the field, scoring 30 points with 15 assists.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Kneepkens, never really known as a defensive stopper in her time at Utah, was emboldened and challenged to be disruptive in opposing guards’ air space with her length.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026