1
as in ammunition
means or method of defending
thorns are a rose's defense against grazing animals
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2
as in excuse
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame
there's absolutely no defense for your actions
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Recent Examples of defense
The move highlights Moscow’s growing need to field upgraded armored platforms amid heavy losses and growing pressure on its defense industrial base.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Kyiv's allies have instead supplied it with air defense systems, missiles and aircraft in the hope on that Ukraine can provide its own no-fly zone.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
But the Cardinals defense was also banged up, as their cornerbacks had been going down like dominoes.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
Adelson’s move was a departure from her son’s defense strategy.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Kyiv's allies have instead supplied it with air defense systems, missiles and aircraft in the hope on that Ukraine can provide its own no-fly zone.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
But the Cardinals defense was also banged up, as their cornerbacks had been going down like dominoes.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
Adelson’s move was a departure from her son’s defense strategy.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defense
Noun
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The country is splintered, and language gets used as ammunition.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The rifle that authorities believe was used in the assassination contained ammunition inscribed with antifascist messaging, sources confirmed to Fox News Digital.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Not an excuse, but definitely a factor, from what I was told, in what turned into a sluggish showing on both sides of the ball.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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There isn’t an excuse anymore that an AI maker has nothing available to provide AI ethics guidance.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since applicants go through the renewal process every two years, immigration experts say that those with active status have already been screened by the government and given protection from deportation.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The council voted down possible last-minute changes to the deal that the Commanders opposed, including stricter environmental building standards and more protection for historic trees on the site.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Their justification for taking action on Wednesday evening closely mirrored Carr’s own comments earlier in the day.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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In one email reviewed by USA TODAY, a CDC employee was informed that their reasonable telework accommodation request had been withdrawn with no further explanation or justification in the middle of the night, giving them fewer than eight hours of notice before the next workday began.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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In fact, when safeguards fail or people use them without fully understanding the implications, very sensitive and potentially damaging information could be exposed.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The company admits, however, that determined actors can still bypass safeguards.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Republicans argued this, and not pressure from Carr, was the reason behind ABC’s decision to bench Kimmel.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, GPUs will remain one of the best solutions for both AI training and AI inference processing for two key reasons, which Nvidia is building upon with the Rubin CPX announcement.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But that valid concern cannot become a shield used to deflect from real and rising threats.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The first 21 satellites in a constellation that could become a cornerstone for the Pentagon's Golden Dome missile-defense shield were successfully launched from California on Wednesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Ars reports.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Ukrainian president said his forces should be supported with weapons and financial assistance that goes into weapons production to withstand two more Russian offensive campaigns.—
Brendan Cole
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The main concern is the stagnant nature of the offense, largely down to the absence of some key weapons – Rashee Rice is missing through suspension and Xavier Worthy suffered a freak shoulder injury in Week 1.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defense. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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