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adjective

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as in protected

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as in attached

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secured

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verb

past tense of secure
1
as in defended
to drive danger or attack away from sent troops to secure the city

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2
as in assured
to make sure, certain, or safe a retirement account that will help to secure our future

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3
as in fastened
to put securely in place or in a desired position candidates for admission are asked to secure a recent photo to their application forms

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4
as in earned
to receive as return for effort finally secured a job after sending out dozens of applications

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Recent Examples of secured
Adjective
Best Egg allows secured loans using the fixtures in your home as collateral, including cabinetry, light fixtures and HVAC systems. — Dan Avery,jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 The investment strategy spans senior secured debt, gap financing and equity investments, with plans to invest in up to 30 features. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026 Sun said Chloris secured commercial orders from Gap China and YeeHoO this year. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 Thankfully, the Internet Archive’s ops team quickly got things patched, secured, and back online. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 After New Deal policies of the 1930s and 40s secured workers’ legal rights, union membership soared. — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The crash site remained secured Wednesday as investigators worked to piece together the circumstances surrounding the deadly flight. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The company argued that the spending has so far secured scarce assets without generating cash flow. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Cuban Americans for Cuba debuted on social media the following year and, in August, secured tax-exempt nonprofit status from the IRS with a New York address. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
Dickon Mitchell, the prime minister of Grenada who has called for slavery reparations and an apology from Britain, secured a second term and 14 of 15 seats for the National Democratic Congress. — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026 Under Senate Bill 483, a California law passed in 2022, Rhoades secured a resentencing hearing in Sacramento Superior Court in late 2025. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026 After the extended Season 2 stint on a Toronto soundstage, Aglok MacDonald and Arnaquq-Baril secured funding for a new studio from the Indigenous Screen Office, the Government of Nunavut, the Canadian government and local Inuk businessmen. — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026 Japanese launcher startup Interstellar Technologies has secured the backing of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for its Zero rocket program, Aviation Week & Space Technology reports. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026 Netanyahu secured the backing of only 46 seats after one of his ultra-Orthodox allies refused to endorse him, leaving him far short of the 61-seat majority needed. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 Netanyahu’s bloc secured 53 seats, while the opposition bloc, led by former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, won 48 seats and the Arab parties the remaining 19 seats. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026 As a police officer, Torres himself is covered by the police union agreement, which provides officers with substantially larger raises over three years than the increases secured by firefighters. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 The bloc supporting Netanyahu’s main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, won 48 seats in an extremely tight race, meaning neither secured the 61 seats needed to form a government. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secured
  1. protected
  2. attached
  3. defended
  4. assured
  5. fastened
  6. earned
  7. guarded
  8. bound
Adjective
  • Eco effort Because Kanai is a protected area, eco efforts are top of mind.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The result is a more efficient propulsion system that delivers greater range and energy, enabling engagement of highly maneuverable aerial threats at safer distances from protected forces.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of protected
Adjective
  • The defining feature is a sparkling crystal ankle strap, which suspends a single crystal from an attached chain while another singular crystal hangs at the back of the heel.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The fire appeared to have destroyed the attached garage of the condo complex, and at least four vehicles appeared to have been destroyed inside the garage.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of attached
Verb
  • Kotlikoff defended his leadership, arguing that replacing him would do little to solve complex problems and could damage Cornell’s reputation.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Despite the agency’s claims that its policies are legal, attorneys for the federal government have not defended the re-arrests or the use of unauthorized GPS monitoring.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of defended
Verb
  • Rest assured, for many ornamental grasses, this is a normal and expected part of their growth cycle.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026
  • When her cousin urged the judge to impose a longer sentence, she was assured that the 40-year-term would effectively amount to life in prison.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of assured
Verb
  • Pilots still ask passengers to keep their seat belts fastened while seated, and no one doubts the captain for saying so.
    — Amanda Connelly, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • At the textile factory, Periyasaamy was folding and packing aprons with a GoPro fastened to her head.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fastened
Verb
  • Since interim head coach Ryan Richter took over during the World Cup break, Philadelphia earned 43 of a possible 57 points while outscoring opponents 48-22 during that span.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Philo earned the starting job during the offseason and won the confidence of his coaches and teammates in September.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of earned
Adjective
  • When that happens, people become more guarded, less open and less willing to engage.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of guarded
Adjective
  • The software does a decent job of automatically recognizing the edges of the paper, cropping or tilting pages when necessary, and flattening the curves characteristic of facing pages in bound books.
    — David English, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The team checked this directly by computing how much of each galaxy's baryon budget actually stayed bound to the system.
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 9 June 2026
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“Secured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secured. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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