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Recent Examples of security blanket
The result is an extremely versatile layer that has become my security blanket as the temperature drops.
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Graham Averill, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Cousins offers the Falcons a huge security blanket for situations like this, and it was well established that Atlanta is not interested in moving him.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
But Taylor could be Fields’ offensive security blanket in third down situations.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Maye will need Henry, his security blanket as a rookie, in high-leverage situations; like third down and inside the red zone.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Cousins offers the Falcons a huge security blanket for situations like this, and it was well established that Atlanta is not interested in moving him.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
But Taylor could be Fields’ offensive security blanket in third down situations.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Maye will need Henry, his security blanket as a rookie, in high-leverage situations; like third down and inside the red zone.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security blanket
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Jailhouse records show that Smith was disciplined at least five times between 2010 and 2017 for infractions including self-mutilation, drug use and possession of narcotics or marijuana.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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According to one House Democrat, lawmakers were told the narcotics being targeted in the shipments were cocaine, not fentanyl.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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ProPublica reviewed cutoff levels used to confirm the presence of common drugs, including opiates, meth, THC and cocaine, as cited in court records, labs’ contracts with government agencies and scientific journals, as well as in interviews with toxicologists.—
Lucas Waldron,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2026
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According to a coroner’s report obtained by TMZ, Peterson reportedly had a deadly cocktail of prescription drugs in her system at the time of her death, including benzodiazepines, opiates and phenothiazines (an anti-psychotic medication).—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
27 Dec. 2025
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For people who have uncontrolled blood pressure and heart disease, dentists may opt for a different anesthetic.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
29 Dec. 2025
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Toward the beginning, students in the pilot learn about local anesthetics, handling instruments and positioning patients.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
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Florida’s lethal injections use a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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Florida executions are done via lethal injection using a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, per the state's Department of Corrections.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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