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shielding

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noun

shielding

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verb

present participle of shield

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shielding
Noun
In December 2024 and in January 2025, workers were welding some shielding onto shipping containers. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 Faraday bags, on the other hand, use electromagnetic shielding and can successfully block Apple AirTag signals, such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals, from being detected by thieves. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025 Working in tandem with their teammates and utilizing each of their different abilities (like healing, shielding, or resurrection) wisely can keep players alive even when the odds are against them. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025 More than just a protective layer The suit's capabilities extend far beyond basic electromagnetic shielding. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shielding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shielding
Verb
  • This process must ensure that risk management is aligned with current regulations, established company policies and industry best practices, thereby protecting security, privacy and corporate integrity.
    Susana Sierra, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • But the brains of the hybrid mice developed fewer of these tangles and plaques, as if the sleep mutations were protecting the animals.
    Marla Broadfoot, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Matt Craig is a reporter based in Los Angeles covering the business of Hollywood, entertainment, sports and gaming for Forbes.
    Matt Craig, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Matt Barrows is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the 49ers.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Silva and her husband became TPS holders in 2023, a protection the Trump administration decided would end in April .
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
  • Over a dozen largely Democratic states are suing President Trump's administration over his efforts to fast-track energy projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • With his second goal of the night, the Broncos, in their inaugural appearance in the Frozen Four, defeated the defending national champions from Denver, with their record nine national titles, 3-2 in the second double-overtime game between the teams in a month.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Yankees signed the 38-year-old to a minor league free agent contract in February, but after a series of injuries left the defending American League champs with three holes in their five-man rotation, Carrasco pitched his way into filling one with an impressive spring training.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Cops at the scene were photographed guarding pools of blood near the building’s entrance.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The guy who may be assigned to guarding Fland, KU senior Dajuan Harris, scored 26 points in the scrimmage against Arkansas and Fland in October.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2025

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“Shielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shielding. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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