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Recent Examples of security blanket
Second-round draft pick tight end Mason Taylor will likely be relied on as a security blanket for Fields in the passing game.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
To hear the Stars tell it, playing in front of Oettinger is the ultimate luxury, a security blanket like no other.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 May 2025
For something with an extra security blanket, try the Mayari Birko-Flor Sandals, which have a thong post that your toes can grip on to.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Love needs a security blanket, that doesn’t seem to be on this team right now.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
To hear the Stars tell it, playing in front of Oettinger is the ultimate luxury, a security blanket like no other.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 May 2025
For something with an extra security blanket, try the Mayari Birko-Flor Sandals, which have a thong post that your toes can grip on to.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Love needs a security blanket, that doesn’t seem to be on this team right now.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security blanket
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This was when my mug shot was taken in a Chicago jail in 2002, after I had been arrested for felony possession of narcotics.—
Michael W. Clune,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Authorities notably seized narcotics and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant at Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles during the raids last year.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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My niece and then my sister reached out to me because my niece has been using opiates heavily, which cost her a job and almost led to her being incarcerated.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
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Members of Hinge Health can access virtual exercise therapy and an electrical nerve stimulation device called Enso that’s designed to serve as an alternative to pain medications like opiates.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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When that had little effect, hospital staff gave him ketamine, an anesthetic used for surgery, and Estupinan was intubated for his safety.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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Process: Medical abortions do not require the use of an anesthetic and are less invasive.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
7 July 2025
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That includes chemotherapy treatments, sedatives, antibiotics and medications on hospital crash carts.—
Victoria Malis,
ProPublica,
7 July 2025
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Death Star, with its high THC content and sedative effects, can help Scorpios tap into their introspective side.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
9 June 2025
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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