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as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
sent troops to secure the city
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as in to fasten
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 to win
to receive as return for effort
finally secured a job after sending out dozens of applications
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as in confident
having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities
he's so secure about winning the marathon that he's practically spent the prize money
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as in safe
not exposed to the threat of loss or injury
the fortress was thought to be secure against attack
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as in protecting
providing safety
escaped to a secure location
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as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
a fund that should provide them with a secure income in their retirement
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Recent Examples of secure
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
With an empty net, Florida secured two more goals and won their second title with a 5-1 victory.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Thanks to a secure hold of the foot, the Condor 3 also works on moderate trails.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 16 June 2025
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Resources will be committed through the night working on securing and implementing containment lines and mopping up.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
With an empty net, Florida secured two more goals and won their second title with a 5-1 victory.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Adjective
Residents and the city could store their bricks at a secure location, saving them to use on their own rebuilds, or share with others.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Thanks to a secure hold of the foot, the Condor 3 also works on moderate trails.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secure
Verb
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Agnes has born the brunt of the harshness of the world, and Ada has been protected.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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No one disputes that a government’s first responsibility is to protect its own citizens.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Keep your operating system and the Amazon app updated to the latest version to ensure the best security protections are in place.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Firefighters remain on scene to address any new hot spots and will continue mop-up and patrol operations to ensure the area is secure.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2025
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The towering shoes, made of bright blue imitation crocodile skin and fastened with silk ribbons around the ankle, were inspired by styles from the 18th and 19th centuries.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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There’s a tendon there that fastens the dorsal interossei muscle to bone.—
Jason Anthony,
The Atlantic,
14 June 2025
Verb
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The duo wound up the year 8-1, winning the district championship; an injury prevented the pair from competing at state.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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The Mercury managed to hold off Breanna Stewart’s 35-point performance by winning the fourth quarter, 25-16, and eventually win the game 89-81 at Barclays Center on Thursday night.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Brother Rice coach Sean McBride felt confident giving Sheehan the ball.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Companies that use a lot of fuel as part of their business and need their customers feeling confident enough to travel fell to some of the sharpest losses.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Lawmakers in the state have been making progress on introducing safer card technology for SNAP recipients.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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If foreign investors no longer see U.S. Treasuries as a safe haven, however, that could force the Treasury to pay higher yields to bring back buyers.—
Greg McKenna,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The entire production throughput is becoming faster and more reliable.—
Pradeep Govindasamy,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Advertisement To put all that in context, recall that Black voters are the most reliable members of the Democratic coalition and the Black Church is the only reason these numbers aren’t even worse.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
16 June 2025
Verb
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The administration continues to defend its use of tariffs by arguing that emergency powers give the president the authority to regulate imports during national emergencies, and officials have argued that the country's trade deficit qualifies as a national emergency.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The Brazilian side defended resolutely and were able to regularly counter the French champions.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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“Secure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secure. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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