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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
Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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
Verb
Infrastructure like the Grapevine might’ve also warded her off.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warded
Adjective
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The 1993 case did not consider political expression as a protected class.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the anxiety over Monday's ruling, Petit said, Haitians under protected status were living amid an uptick in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in areas with large Haitian communities in South Florida.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps no voice within MAGA has defended the president and the Iran strikes more aggressively than Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who, while having her own history of criticizing the administration, has become the movement's most visible counterweight to the growing dissent.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Following his Oscars victory, the filmmaker defended using the slur in the press room at the awards ceremony.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 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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And the influx was driven by young workers who see teaching as a career path that is better shielded from what employment challenges lie ahead.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The coelacanth’s deep-ocean habitat essentially shielded it from the chaos happening at the surface.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Since 1999, Nicole has been a designer, copy editor, family columnist, and covered style, home design, gardening and other news-you-can-use topics.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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On summer nights, take a seat on the covered patio and enjoy the views over Lake Macatawa with a cocktail in hand.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Magen David Adom’s dispatch unit in Ramla, about 12 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, is more than 100 feet underground, safeguarded by thick walls and a sophisticated respirator system capable of providing clean air in case of conventional and nonconventional attacks.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Surely, most Iranians want the country’s environment to be safeguarded.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The nests are found in sheltered areas like porches and roof eaves.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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Between Split and Trogir stretches the Kastela Riviera, a chain of small and charming coastal towns facing a sheltered bay.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With both Macklin Celebrini and Brent Burns serving penalties, Manson, in a 4-on-4 situation, took a pass from Valeri Nichushkin and blasted a shot past a screened Askarov for his fifth goal of the season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Red Wings tied it with 59 seconds left in the period on Seider's shot from near the blue line that eluded a screened Hildeby.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Warded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warded. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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