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 Under state law, stocks and other securities can be presumed abandoned after a three-year period tied to the owner’s address and lack of communication with the company or financial institution holding the investment. — Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026 Their practices also include administrative law, white-collar defense, commercial litigation and securities litigation, according to the site. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Even after shares become eligible for sale, trading windows, blackout periods and securities-law restrictions may continue to delay transactions. — Anastasia Atamanchuk, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 Deploying liquidity at this scale requires a sophisticated capital stack—weaving together bank project finance, institutional debt, structured equity and asset-backed securities (ABS)—anchored entirely by the creditworthiness of the ultimate tenant. — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The ruling does not determine that Novo committed securities fraud. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 29 July 2026 The securities fraud case ended in 2024, and Paxton was directed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution. — Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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Noun

But a follow-up investigation by the Oregon Health Authority, made public in February 2024, found the facility was still discharging vulnerable patients, including those with severe addiction, without proper safeguards.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
The Independent reported that the museum has conducted a vibration study and implemented safeguards amid concerns that race activity could affect artworks and historic structures.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of safeguards

Noun

Over time, Middle Eastern countries could grow less reliant on external military guarantees.

— Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
The houses pitch estimates, guarantees, marketing plans, and the global machinery required to turn somebody’s possessions into an event.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of guarantees

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Those who reported the hazing were then urinated on, spat on and hit repeatedly by other pledges in retaliation for coming forward, the University Daily Kansan reported in 2019.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Victim 1, however, told detectives that Pinder was the dean of pledges, James was the vice dean of pledges, and Dyous was the one who assigned Pinder and James, and also explained the hazing process, according to the warrant affidavits.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of pledges

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In June, a federal judge ruled against Katherine and Garry Leach, finding that federal courts could not weigh in on how churches spend their donations, citing First Amendment protections.

— Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Children who are victims of trafficking or abuse, for example, are entitled to special protections.

— Chiara Eisner, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of protections

Noun

According to the ministry, this will include a review of security procedures, particularly measures to prevent weapons and other dangerous items from being brought onto school premises.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Cooperation would include bilateral research, development and co-production of weapons and technology in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and other fields.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of weapons

Noun

Designers must place heavy radiation shields around the reactor to keep crew members safe.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
The Phalanx was composed of men who moved and fought as one cohesive unit, creating an impenetrable wall of interlocking shields.

— Steve Muscato, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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