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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
The inspector general made nine recommendations, ranging from environmental health and safety standards to proper handling of use-of-force incidents and maintaining food service standards.
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Laura Strickler, NBC news, 3 June 2026
The race focused on public safety, government accountability, the city’s growing legal liabilities and the role of the office in addressing issues ranging from homelessness to tenant protections and immigration enforcement.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 June 2026
The community is well aware of the safety issues posed there, of course.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 3 June 2026
This acceptance transitions the project from the initial planning stage to a formal regulatory evaluation, allowing the NRC to begin its detailed technical, safety, and environmental reviews.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
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Laura Strickler, NBC news, 3 June 2026
The race focused on public safety, government accountability, the city’s growing legal liabilities and the role of the office in addressing issues ranging from homelessness to tenant protections and immigration enforcement.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 June 2026
The community is well aware of the safety issues posed there, of course.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 3 June 2026
This acceptance transitions the project from the initial planning stage to a formal regulatory evaluation, allowing the NRC to begin its detailed technical, safety, and environmental reviews.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for safety
Noun
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Mejia noted that private security is being coordinated by sororities for their facilities and that UCLA intends to continue working with the community to support safety along Hilgard Avenue and across campus.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The following year, in one of the most notorious incidents of the war, Naxals killed 76 members of the security forces in an ambush in Chhattisgarh.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Liveried guards greet you at the grand entrance and breeze through ‘hello’ in any number of languages.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The Illini have the nation’s best backup big in Zvonimir Ivisic and need to hit on just one or two of their four freshman guards to round out the rotation.—
CJ Moore
June 2,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Carpenter requested that her sister, Sarah, and her sister’s boyfriend, guitarist George Smith, be added to the protection order as well since the couple reside in her Los Angeles home.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Noun
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If the Roots Picnic performance was just a warm-up, then Jay-Z is very well on track to have the summer on lock yet again, without so much as a new single to his name.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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The Original bludgeoned El Grande’s leg with a chair, then synched in the ankle lock submission.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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“Safety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safety. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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