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securities

noun

plural of security
1
as in safeguards
means or method of defending measures taken to beef up our national security

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2
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 These investments can be purchased as individual securities or funds. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 Paxton has been shadowed for decades by legal and ethical questions, including indictments for securities fraud, though he was not convicted. — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 The Dangote Refinery has secured the approval of Nigeria’s securities regulator to launch an initial public offering on the stock exchange in Lagos. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Mortgage rates are also influenced by other factors, like investor demand for Treasury securities and broader economic conditions. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of next year, according to a securities filing. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 In addition to the criminal charges, the SEC’s Chicago regional office filed a civil complaint accusing Gilchrist of securities fraud. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026 Paxton began investigating the project in March 2025 and sued the developers in December, alleging violations of state securities law. — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 Dick’s Sporting Goods faces questions over weakening demand Levi & Korsinsky on Friday announced an inquiry into possible securities claims against Dick’s following its second-quarter earnings miss and reduced outlook. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for securities
  1. safeguards
  2. guarantees
  3. defenses
  4. pledges
  5. protections
  6. ammunitions
  7. weapons
  8. shields
Noun
  • Anthropic warned that such real-world misuse could grow as AI models become more capable and called for AI companies and governments to work together on stronger safeguards and defenses.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington are scrambling to address calls for safeguards.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of safeguards
Noun
  • Turner was thought to be the most likely (and most expensive) in a skyrocketing cornerback market that saw the latest agreement with New England’s Christian Gonzalez on Tuesday for four years, $135 million and $102 million in guarantees.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But there are no guarantees, as the bankruptcy court prepares to approve this unusual sale.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of guarantees
Noun
  • The tight ends can get back to blurring the run and the pass, with Stafford at the controls and Kyren Williams and Corum wearing defenses down between the tackles.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Maye ranked 32nd of 33 quarterbacks in Expected Points Added (EPA) against Cover 6 defenses last year.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of defenses
Noun
  • But neither opponents nor his own Labour Party legislators have been able to grill him on the details of pledges made against the tough backdrop of mounting security challenges and economic pressure from the Iran war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The increasing chances of being taken, whether one is in a church, mosque, school, on a trip to the capital Abuja or resting at home, is a grim reality that should not be the case given Tinubu’s firm campaign pledges.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pledges
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  • Fires routinely sweep Kinshasa’s dense neighborhoods during the dry season, where rapid urban growth outpaces basic protections such as reliable fire and emergency services.
    — Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If the Interior Department determines the animals have met recovery goals, the administration will also work with states to encourage them to remove state-level protections and revise standards governing lethal wolf removal.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 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
  • Though described as a sale, the transaction is financed through a mechanism known as foreign military financing, in which the United States provides the money that Israel uses to buy the weapons.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Such a vehicle could use abundant electricity for lasers, microwave weapons, radar, and electronic warfare.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of weapons
Noun
  • Lucas and her attorneys with the Liberty Counsel, a conservative Christian legal organization, assert that her ownership of the property shields her from banishment.
    — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Among those shields is a whole tire from the landing gear from one of the planes that struck one of the towers and a portion of a steel beam, fashioned into a cross – both serving as a stark reminder of the attacks.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of shields

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“Securities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/securities. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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