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as in security
the state of not being exposed to danger
we were lucky to make it to safety just as the lions broke loose from their cage at the zoo
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Recent Examples of safety
These rules prioritize passenger safety over comfort or convenience during flights.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Unlike official sanitation workers, informal workers often lack basic safety gear like boots, gloves and masks.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Following the recommendations from the NWS helps bolster your safety during air quality alerts, minimizing your exposure to potentially harmful pollutants.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Congress now has the opportunity to act and to reaffirm America’s commitment to leadership, innovation and the safety of every family that travels our roads.
—Beth Brooke, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Unlike official sanitation workers, informal workers often lack basic safety gear like boots, gloves and masks.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Following the recommendations from the NWS helps bolster your safety during air quality alerts, minimizing your exposure to potentially harmful pollutants.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Congress now has the opportunity to act and to reaffirm America’s commitment to leadership, innovation and the safety of every family that travels our roads.
—Beth Brooke, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for safety
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safety
Noun
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If the Heelers excel at turning domestic life into a form of play, what makes this play possible is their family’s absolute security, its durability against anything life might throw at it.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Starmer says he was not informed that the Foreign Office had overruled the recommendation of security officials in early 2025 not to give Peter Mandelson the job.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At this year’s trade deadline, Charlotte was a buyer for the first time in years, adding Chicago guard Coby White as the Bulls embraced a rebuild.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The star guard, who tore her ACL for the first time before her junior year of high school, grappled with injuries throughout her first four seasons with the Huskies, first a foot injury that sidelined her for 11 games in 2021-22, then a knee injury that kept her out of 22 in her sophomore year.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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In the wake of the breach, PowerSchool offered two years' worth of credit-monitoring and identity protection services to concerned customers.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Twelve courts have ruled, on motions to dismiss, that plaintiffs have sufficiently pleaded that these companies’ products constitute credit and that their accompanying fees are subject to the act’s protections.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This $29 lanyard is slim with a secure lock to keep your phone in place.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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Lightweight, flushable and eco‑friendly, this mixed tofu litter locks in odors fast while staying gentle on paws and easy on the planet.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Safety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safety. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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