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 The trio, who founded the startup, were sued for securities fraud, common law fraud, and breach of contract. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 The lawsuit, alleging common-law fraud, breach of contract and securities fraud, names Gomez, her mother, Mandy Teefey, and their former business partner, Daniella Pierson. — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 The main reason his company uses NDAs, Cummins said, is securities law. — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 What the long bond says Druckenmiller’s argument is not that Treasury can never buy back securities. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Bessent’s initial plan was to double Treasury’s usual $2 billion buybacks of off-the-run — or previously issued — securities, a program begun two years ago under his predecessor, Janet Yellen. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 In 2015, the year after he was elected Texas attorney general, Paxton was charged with securities fraud. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Crypto companies have long argued that crypto tokens more closely resemble commodities than securities, and should, for the most part, not be subject to the SEC's rules. — Hannah Lang, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Insider trading liability under the securities laws was built by courts over decades of common-law development. — The Insider, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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But some of the safeguards meant to preserve that legacy have driven his children apart, according to trusts and estates attorneys.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Meta said the new safeguards will only apply in the United States, with most in place for 10 years.

— Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

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The sixth-year forward is an athletic rebounder and has learned to fill the gaps created by defenses focusing on Wilson in the frontcourt.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
From 2022-24, Lewis was the mastermind of Alabama State’s defenses that once rivaled the Rattlers atop the FCS and SWAC.

— John Devine, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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Sometimes as part of an initiation ritual, pledges would allegedly cut and bag the cocaine in the fraternity houses before it was sold to other students.

— ForbesTV, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The industry’s promises AI companies are acutely aware of the souring views toward data centers, and several have made pledges to try and assure Americans that their buildouts will benefit the country.

— Ashley Capoot,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of pledges

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Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, and the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
International calls for greater restrictions on autonomous weapons systems come as negotiators prepare to meet in Geneva in November to strengthen the existing Convention on Conventional Weapons.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of weapons

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Protective, almost — which makes sense, as its stunning chandeliers are designed to look like the shields and spears of African Masai warriors.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
To protect them from interference from magnetic or electric fields, scientists have to dedicate large vacuum chambers and shields that can take up big lab spaces.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

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