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Recent Examples of security blanket
Lina cried, her beauty products serving as a security blanket of sorts.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Brock Bowers became a security blanket for Beck in 2023, but after Bower’s exit for the NFL, Beck was left with insufficient weapons and an inadequate offensive line this season.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Mike Tomlin wanted Smith as a quick-outlet security blanket for the 41-year-old Rodgers.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Might 2025 be the year that the American security blanket wrapped around Europe since World War II unraveled?
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Brock Bowers became a security blanket for Beck in 2023, but after Bower’s exit for the NFL, Beck was left with insufficient weapons and an inadequate offensive line this season.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Mike Tomlin wanted Smith as a quick-outlet security blanket for the 41-year-old Rodgers.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Might 2025 be the year that the American security blanket wrapped around Europe since World War II unraveled?
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security blanket
Noun
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The United States says its Caribbean operations are aimed at countering narcotics trafficking.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Attorneys for the team argued Monday before Orange County Superior Court Judge Shaina Colover that the Major League Baseball franchise had new evidence indicating the pitcher received narcotics from other sources and that disputed Skaggs’ cause of death during a road trip to Texas in 2019.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These chemicals can be even more potent than other opiates and produce comparable hallucinogenic effects, increasing the desirability of the cut fentanyl on the market.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Boston Magazine reported that during her training she was ultimately dismissed for administering opiates without a doctor’s order and leaving her shift early.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Officers initially thought the UCF alum was carrying cocaine, but the Florida Department of Law Enforcement subsequently revealed the substance was ketamine, an anesthetic.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Other factors include the level of inflammation and how quickly anesthetics work.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At higher doses, kratom can be used as a sedative and potentially cause psychosis.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a twist, Harrison manages to stab Prater with a sedative that Dexter slipped him episodes before, and Prater collapses.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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