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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security blankets
Noun
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Whitaker added that the girl was not registered in any of the Antioch school district, and that officers did not find evidence of narcotics use.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Wedding allegedly became a major trafficker of cocaine into Canada and the United States and a ruthless leader who ordered killings, including one of a witness in a 2024 federal narcotics case against him.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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“Security blankets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blankets. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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