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Recent Examples of security blanket
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.
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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
Josi in particular always looked at his best with Fabbro serving as a defensive security blanket.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Mahomes has operated without Kelce as his security blanket twice in his career.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
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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
Josi in particular always looked at his best with Fabbro serving as a defensive security blanket.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Mahomes has operated without Kelce as his security blanket twice in his career.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security blanket
Noun
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Washington has increasingly tied its counter-narcotics push to its broader campaign against the Maduro government.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Court records show that a majority of Stevenson's arrests are related to the unlawful possession of a firearm or narcotics.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
3 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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Schultz also slow-walked the trial use of the fast-acting anesthetic ketamine by paramedics, who were able to administer only four doses in six months under his stewardship.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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Low doses of most anesthetics, says Franks, work by affecting our brain cells’ receptors.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet, unlike cortisol, oxytocin will have an effect on your body akin to that of a sedative.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Didn't go to the hospital just took Benadryl [antihistamine and sedative] for about two weeks.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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