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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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In 2025, Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s Civil Rights Act.—
Andrea Uptmor,
Time,
4 June 2026
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Clara Koh, Meta’s director of public policy for Southeast Asia, had cautioned in April that Malaysia's blanket under-16 ban could backfire by driving teenagers away from protected apps and into unregulated corners of the internet.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Bessent defended the administration’s lack of secondary tariffs on China in an interview with CNBC, saying India only ramped up its purchases after the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
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The iconic fighter defended his son following his arrest, but has not spoken since the deportation.—
Fabiola Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Cars arrive at the covered porte-cochère, where a fleet of friendly bellhops whisk you and your luggage inside.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Miller's favorite approach when decorating covered porches is to emulate the indoor aesthetic.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Star Wagner Moura inhabits this duality in his Cannes best actor-winning performance, which is at once tender, fierce and yearning, but also mysterious and guarded.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
4 Dec. 2025
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But after Evans’ shot, which sent shockwaves through Cameron Indoor, the Blue Devils sat down in their stances and guarded up to the standard Scheyer has established in his four seasons running the program.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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While many details of the settlement remain shielded for the time being, the value of finality is worth emphasizing.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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The analyst added that Carvana seems relatively shielded from ongoing credit concerns.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Each generation inherits the task of shaping its own era, of guiding history to become a place where the dignity of every person is safeguarded, justice is promoted and fraternity is made possible.—
Pope Leo XIV,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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The veil has been torn from belief that marine choke points can be safeguarded, with international access kept open, by proximity of conventional forces.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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To determine the most and least charitable state (and all the rest in between), WalletHub compared each state across 17 key indicators of charitable behavior, ranging from the volunteer rate to the share of income donated and the share of sheltered homeless.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Dec. 2025
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In cooler regions, plant it in containers that can be moved to a sheltered area when cold weather arrives.—
Lauren David,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Canada passport requirements Citizens who are members of the NEXUS program, which expedites entry for pre-screened travelers, can present their membership as proof of identification when traveling, according to the Canadian government's website.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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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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“Warded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warded. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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