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adjective

Definition of shieldingnext
as in protecting

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shielding

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noun

as in safeguarding

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shielding

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verb

present participle of shield
1
as in defending
to drive danger or attack away from celebrities who are shielded by a cluster of bodyguards whenever they appear in public

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2
as in covering
to place a protective layer over she shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand

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Recent Examples of shielding
Noun
Because radiation shielding adds significant weight to one spot, engineers must adjust the ship’s overall balance and ballast systems. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 Williams did not void the deal shielding Trump from tax scrutiny but said the government cannot claim in official proceedings that the agreement was the result of a legitimate legal process. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
Term life provides protection during peak earning years, shielding a family if the worst happens before the plan has matured. — Ardi Shita, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 With shades shielding his eyes and his curls noticeably straightened and stretched out, Kelly looked almost unrecognizable sitting on a bench in the middle of the park. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for shielding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shielding
  1. safeguarding
  2. protecting
  3. covering
  4. protection
  5. defending
  6. sheltering
  7. guarding
Noun
  • And if your data needs extra safeguarding, the My Passport SSD comes with 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection for a double security whammy.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
  • Recent headlines have prompted difficult but necessary conversations about welfare, safeguarding and accountability in television.
    — Emma Pringle, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Definition of safeguarding
Verb
  • Among the vaccines demoted to the latter two categories are those protecting against meningococcal disease, which can result in death within 24 hours of symptoms showing up, and hepatitis B, which can cause chronic liver disease.
    — Chuka Onuh, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than jumping into a price war this summer, Lowe’s directed its $80 million in tariff refunds toward protecting profit margins and covering rising operational costs.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of protecting
Verb
  • His comments ranged widely, covering the latest battlefield developments, efforts to counter Russian ballistic attacks, the state of peace negotiations, Ukraine’s budgetary challenges and the political turmoil surrounding Fedorov’s dismissal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Within those 22 appearances, the Cubs are 9-1 in his starts, and the Mexican right-hander has also notched two saves, covering all sorts of situations in his hybrid role.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of covering
Noun
  • Nobody in their right mind would argue that Alphabet and Nvidia need laws to protect them from competition, but lots of otherwise intelligent people believe that banks, an even more profitable group of companies, do need such protection.
    — Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Friendship was also the protection built into Difficult People.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of protection
Verb
  • Over the past several years, South Korea has emerged as a world-class military power – not quite on the level of the US or China, but certainly capable of defending itself against North Korea.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • To flip control of the Senate, where Republicans currently hold 53 seats, Democrats would have to win four seats while defending a handful of their own.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of defending
Noun
  • After deputies responded to the property, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office contacted ARC to provide animal-handling expertise, evidence collection, emergency sheltering and eventual placement in permanent homes.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • The quake toppled factories and historic temple gates, cut power and water to tens of thousands and forced mass sheltering, as Japan’s Self Defense Forces and international crews race to save lives.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of sheltering
Verb
  • World Liberty is celebrating the major milestone, while critics worry this is a new wrinkle on the classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse that will give corporations and foreign actors a new way to stealthily curry favor with the White House.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The 25-year-old center ended up playing 18 minutes, scoring three points on free throws and grabbing three rebounds but doing a solid job of guarding the towering Cardoso.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
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“Shielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shielding. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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