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 company’s founder, Joanna Smith-Griffin, was charged months later with securities and wire fraud, along with identity theft. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 July 2026 Treasury market securities that investors use to price in inflation expectations are subdued. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 July 2026 The trustees approved retaining the securities monitoring firm of Berger Montague to represent the system in this case. — Arkansas Online, 7 July 2026 Certain derivatives, commodities, emerging-market securities, and other investments are also subject to tax or market rules that limit in-kind transfers. — Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026 In addition to being accused of adultery by his estranged wife, Paxton, a staunch MAGA ally, has faced felony securities fraud charges, an FBI investigation into corruption and state impeachment hearings that ended in an acquittal. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Section 505 explicitly confirms that tokenized securities remain subject to SEC authority, closing the regulatory arbitrage gap PreStocks exploited. — Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Here's what to know about TXSE, the emerging Y'all Street financial corridor and which securities will trade first. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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Noun

The restrictions were overturned late last month following weeks of discussions that led to Anthropic creating additional cybersecurity safeguards for its technology.

— Lorelei Smillie, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Election officials in both states already use multiple safeguards to verify eligibility, maintain voter rolls, and investigate potential violations.

— Reid Ribble, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of safeguards

Noun

Russia’s Defense Ministry said that air defenses downed 73 Ukrainian drones from late Wednesday until early Thursday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its defenses downed 73 Ukrainian drones from late Wednesday into early Thursday.

— Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of defenses

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Merz’s coalition of center-right and center-left parties took office just over a year ago with pledges to reform and turn around Germany’s sluggish economy, Europe’s biggest.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
After all the task forces and the pledges and the panels, the corner office is still primarily held by white women.

— Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of pledges

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In a 6-3 ruling split along ideological lines, the Supreme Court determined that federal caps on coordinated spending between candidates and political parties violate constitutional free speech protections.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Hawaii The state allows participation based on gender identity, with protections rooted in broader state anti-discrimination laws.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of protections

Noun

Things had improved since then, before spilling out into the open late last year when Saudi Arabia bombed a port in Yemen targeting a weapons shipment from the UAE.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
Josh Brolin reprises his role as weapons master Gurney Halleck; Javier Bardem is back as Stilgar, leader of the Fremen tribe at Sietch Tabr; and Jason Momoa returns as Duncan Idaho/Hayt.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Definition of weapons

Noun

Reflective, multilayer shields will block the most heat, and ones with a thicker foam core will work much better than thin ones.

— Cody Godwin, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Security-camera footage filmed Harris and Perez getting out of their cars armed with their Glock service pistols and ballistic shields, the report states.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

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