as in defended
to drive danger or attack away from
vowed that he would take whatever measures were necessary to ward the nation's people
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Recent Examples of warded
Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2017
Verb
Keys for warded locks have slots to bypass the wards that allow the key to freely rotate inside the lock.
—Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warded
Verb
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This ripper supports nearly every DVD format, including protected discs with CSS, region codes, and Sony ARccOS.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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That means the night skies in and around Capitol Reef are especially protected from star-obscuring light, so this playground of cliffs, arches, and canyons has some of the best stargazing in the country.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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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Comedian Bill Burr also defended his decision to perform at Riyadh.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Over the centuries she’s been branded a traitor, condemned as a nymphomaniac, diagnosed as a sociopath and — more recently — defended as a victim of circumstances.—
Phillipa Gregory,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The lease listing specifies it as a restaurant space with a full kitchen buildout, a hood, a grease interceptor and more than 1,000 square feet of covered outdoor patio.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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When Mitchell broke into the house, she was dressed in all black, with a black stocking cap, and carried items such as a covered flashlight and a prybar.—
Ingrid Harbo,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the founding curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Craig Inciardi had a front row seat to decades of music history that was largely shielded from the public.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
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Infiniti was deep into production on One Battle when Presumed Innocent premiered, so she was shielded from the bulk of the attention and intrigue that came her way.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jalen Chatfield has emerged as a quietly decent second-pair defenseman while Shayne Gostisbehere and Sean Walker crushed sheltered minutes last season to the tune of a 59 percent xG rate.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Young plants are more sensitive to the sun and benefit from planting in a sheltered location.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Once sensitive information is shared, it must be carefully safeguarded.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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This ensures our culture is safeguarded despite the climate crisis, and is accessible to all Tuvaluans at home and abroad.—
Feleti Penitala Teo,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Officers followed Hall, who had allegedly driven past the secured gate of the Buckeye Fuel Terminal at 1513 North Sterling Ave.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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All products are securely displayed in locked glass cases and secured smell jars with a sample of the product will allow customers to take in the aroma and observe it under the light.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Warded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warded. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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