SECURITIES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

securities

noun

plural of security

as in safeguards

means or method of defending measures taken to beef up our national security

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as in guarantees

something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise their house will serve as security for the loan

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Recent Examples of securities Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VYM), for example, chooses securities based on current yield, with only the highest-yielding companies selected, according to ETF Database. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Investor and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs and former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick have joined the company’s board, Skydance disclosed in a securities filing. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 In the same way that no investor would use a securities broker not covered by FINRA, no consumer or business would use an AI product developed outside the bounds of a self-regulatory organization’s standards. — William R. Gruver, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026 Paramount is issuing billions in debt securities and securing new loans to help foot the bill. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 The documents show details for only one part of Phoenix’s portfolio, and do not include assets in retirement accounts or stakes held in companies through mutual funds, corporate bonds and other securities, the accountants confirmed. — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 It would have been modeled after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a nonprofit non-governmental group that protects against securities fraud. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Born in Oakland, California, as one of eight children to a father who spent his career at Chevron, Steiner worked in corporate and securities law before moving to Waste Management in 2000. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Michelle Bisnoff, 59, of Boca Raton, who previously lived in Pacific Palisades and Santa Barbara, was found guilty late Thursday of charges that included six counts of securities fraud, six counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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Geoff warns Ilya to moderate his projections, emphasizing the need for safeguards, but the idealistic Russian is swept up in the vast potential of AI — to solve the climate crisis, cure cancer, even save humanity from itself.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
In addition to security safeguards, Shield promises to reimburse up to $100,000 for regular users, and up to $500,000 for its highest class of VIP users, in the event of a third-party takeover.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of safeguards

Noun

Aware of women’s electoral weight, activists are seeking to leverage that power to seek guarantees that such promises will not later be shelved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
In addition, workers also secured minimum-hour guarantees, pay for all hours worked, and overtime protections including holidays and sixth and seventh workdays.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of guarantees

Noun

Ukraine’s air defenses are strained and urgently need more ammunition as Russia appears to be targeting the power grid ahead of winter.

— Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Next year’s preliminary budget shows the kingdom is willing to keep borrowing to bolster its defenses and build trade routes that bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of defenses

Noun

But an incentive is not a guardrail, and voluntary output pledges have a spotty track record.

— Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Capital financial services giant project includes a $60 million investment by 2031, and pledges to hire hundreds of workers with minimum average pay of $194,000.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of pledges

Noun

Orphan drug protections apply narrowly to the rare disease and do not apply when the same drug is developed for a common disease.

— John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Opponents argue the proposal weakens environmental protections, stifles community input and could fast-track projects like data centers and freeways.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of protections

Noun

Relations and exchange programs between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
At least 37 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted for hours in a residential area near Kyiv.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of ammunitions

Noun

The widespread use of arrests, tear gas and riot-control weapons against teenagers is fueling defiance and angering some parents and teachers.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Washington has placed greater emphasis on producing critical weapons at higher rates.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of weapons

Noun

Its formula contains red algae extract, an antioxidant the brand says shields hair from pollution for up to 48 hours, and Olaplex’s signature bond-building technology, strengthening weak, overprocessed strands.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Cliches were wielded like shields Tuesday, protecting against the imminent threat of social clips construed as bulletin board material.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

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