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Recent Examples of shielded
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
As is customary, terms of the settlement were not revealed and will likely remain shielded by non-disclosure and non-disparagement language.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
In a joint statement, survivors of Epstein have called the files incomplete and said that while the release is being framed as transparent, some of the documents reveal survivors’ names and identifying details, while alleged abusers and enablers remain shielded from public scrutiny.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
There was some cowering in seats, some shielded eyes and a general atmosphere of dread.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Reports about an assault surfaced on social media Wednesday, but exact details on the incident remain shielded as police investigate.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
The city’s parks and recreation department replaced its already-aging lights with shielded, dark sky-friendly fixtures last year with federal and local government funding.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The protagonists move in a secretive world of the super-rich that is typically shielded from the public’s view.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Cyrus told Variety having Billy Ray on set might have shielded her from the dark side of children working in Hollywood.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
For now, over 350,000 Haitians and Syrians — many who came here fleeing extreme violence and conflict in their home countries — are shielded from deportation under TPS while litigation is ongoing.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Extensive legal documentation produced during years of litigation offers a rare insight into a market normally shielded from public view.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
The Bay Area will likely remain partially shielded by marine influence during the first phase of the warmup, though some inland locations could still approach record warmth.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026
Once proceeds are distributed directly to an individual, they are no longer shielded by corporate boundaries.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The area where people used to leave trinkets and memorials is already shielded from view by a solid wall of purple tarp that keeps anyone from seeing inside — but there are still a few memorial items, including flags, outside.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Astronomers typically find such volatile ices only in very cold and shielded environments, such as dense molecular clouds, the envelopes surrounding young stellar objects, or the disks where planets form.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
As is customary, terms of the settlement were not revealed and will likely remain shielded by non-disclosure and non-disparagement language.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
In a joint statement, survivors of Epstein have called the files incomplete and said that while the release is being framed as transparent, some of the documents reveal survivors’ names and identifying details, while alleged abusers and enablers remain shielded from public scrutiny.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
There was some cowering in seats, some shielded eyes and a general atmosphere of dread.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Reports about an assault surfaced on social media Wednesday, but exact details on the incident remain shielded as police investigate.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
The city’s parks and recreation department replaced its already-aging lights with shielded, dark sky-friendly fixtures last year with federal and local government funding.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
The jury apparently agreed with the argument that the sheriff’s officers were acting in a public capacity during the raid and therefore were not shielded from criticism of their behavior.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The protagonists move in a secretive world of the super-rich that is typically shielded from the public’s view.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Cyrus told Variety having Billy Ray on set might have shielded her from the dark side of children working in Hollywood.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
For now, over 350,000 Haitians and Syrians — many who came here fleeing extreme violence and conflict in their home countries — are shielded from deportation under TPS while litigation is ongoing.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Extensive legal documentation produced during years of litigation offers a rare insight into a market normally shielded from public view.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
The Bay Area will likely remain partially shielded by marine influence during the first phase of the warmup, though some inland locations could still approach record warmth.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026
Once proceeds are distributed directly to an individual, they are no longer shielded by corporate boundaries.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The area where people used to leave trinkets and memorials is already shielded from view by a solid wall of purple tarp that keeps anyone from seeing inside — but there are still a few memorial items, including flags, outside.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shielded
Adjective
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The anti-discrimination law, which adds family or relationship structure as a protected class in the city alongside race, religion, gender and other categories, was finalized Monday and will go into effect in mid-April.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Sweeney did concede that the uncertainty around two of the four first-round picks (the Toronto pick this year is top-5 protected and the Florida pick next year is top-10 protected) added to the reticence to move any of them.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Houston drained seven threes in that decisive fourth-quarter run; a couple of them were tightly defended but Rockets shooters had too much airspace on others.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Habba denied running it, while DOJ forcefully defended its view that Trump has the final say on who leads these offices.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Thompson and Allen covered the net in all three games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Superstorm Sandy, which in 2012 flooded New York City and neighbors, had tropical storm-force winds that covered an area nearly one-fifth the area of the contiguous United States.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora Gomez earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Mabel, a guarded and sarcastic millennial who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Charles and Oliver.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
3 Sep. 2024
Verb
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That framework should also ensure that children are protected, censorship is prevented, copyrights are respected, and communities are safeguarded.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The delay allowed the announcement to coincide with a day of particular religious importance in the Shiite calendar, but also to make sure he is safeguarded from attacks the United States and Israel are bound to conduct against him.—
Kay Armin Serjoie,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That’s also how Trump secured funding for immigration enforcement.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Creditors confronting both foreign trustees and secured interests must evaluate the cost of untangling each layer.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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