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Recent Examples of security blanket
Miami shaved a 17-point deficit back to 10 with seven minutes to go, causing Adelman to call timeout and retrieve his security blanket from the bench.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
The result is an extremely versatile layer that has become my security blanket as the temperature drops.
—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
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
The result is an extremely versatile layer that has become my security blanket as the temperature drops.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security blanket
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Since the operation began last October, more than a dozen firearms have been seized, along with nearly $200,000 in illicit funds and more than 10 kilograms of cocaine, fentanyl and other narcotics, according to the FBI.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Last November, the service launched a VTOL drone produced by ShieldAI called the MQ-35 V-BAT from a cutter to intercept illicit narcotics at sea, with three interdictions made in one night.—
Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2026
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But Clarke is worried about patients losing out on things like steroid injections, which help manage pain without opiates or surgery.—
Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
16 Jan. 2026
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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,
24 Jan. 2026
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In practice, this gives it mild pain-relieving effects, rather than acting as a strong anesthetic.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Mitragynine and 7-Hydroxymitragynine are the two active components of kratom, which is sourced from trees in Southeast Asia and is a stimulant in low doses and a sedative in high doses, according to a fact sheet from the Drug Enforcement Administration.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The sedative is not typically tested for as it cannot be legally obtained in the United States.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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