as in protecting
to drive danger or attack away from
had worked as a bodyguard, fencing a number of pop stars at big events
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Recent Examples of fencing
Lauren Liebhaber
september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Remember how Wednesday was amazing at fencing?
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Try fencing, netting, or repellants to keep garden pests from browsing in your flower beds.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Attendees of this year’s 121st Kentucky State Fair have likely noticed construction equipment and fencing on the northern side of the expo center, 937 Phillips Lane.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
In 1973 a fencing contractor working in Queensland, Australia, noticed an unusual-looking wallaby on a property being cleared for cattle.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Remember how Wednesday was amazing at fencing?
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Try fencing, netting, or repellants to keep garden pests from browsing in your flower beds.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Attendees of this year’s 121st Kentucky State Fair have likely noticed construction equipment and fencing on the northern side of the expo center, 937 Phillips Lane.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fencing
Verb
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To bridge the gap, a handful of states have enacted orders expanding and protecting access, issuing blanket prescriptions, executive orders and insurance coverage requirements.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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One of his causes was protecting Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge from oil interests.—
Steve Chagollan,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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That means rejecting attempts to restrict voting access, defending safe and accessible election systems, and demanding that lawmakers champion pro-voter policies that expand access—like automatic voter registration and nationwide early voting.—
Hannah Fried,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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Its once press-shy board chair, Robyn Denholm, has been making the rounds over the past week, defending the up-to-$1 trillion pay package awarded to the billionaire CEO.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Since World War I, the American right has held together as a political movement by prioritizing a conservative vision of white Christian values and private enterprise, while shielding those immutable core principles with expendable public‑facing ideals.—
Allan J. Lichtman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Anasori’s lab is focused on creating MXenes that can thrive where current materials fail, from shielding electromagnetic waves to functioning as ultrathin antennas in next-generation communications.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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The protective father also held his hands back, guarding his son while placing the back of his head on Jack’s stomach.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, Charles hit 3-of-7 of her field goal attempts and hit all five of her free throws while taking on the assignment of guarding Storm sharpshooter Gabby Williams.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Iger is threading the needle by safeguarding Disney’s brand as one that will continue to be guided by decency and respect, no matter how overheated political rhetoric becomes at times—on both sides.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Effective board members and leaders understand their role in safeguarding data, governing new technologies, and ensuring the necessary skills in the boardroom and across the organization.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Four preset treatments—better aging, skin clearing, skin sustain, and the LED-free undereye revive—can be selected with the attached remote, all of which last under 15 minutes.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Castle Rock charged the highest development fees in the study — $94,113 for a detached home and $85,774 for an attached home.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The wife of the Las Vegas Raiders running back joined Tim Tebow, Mark Teixeira, Brett Favre, Bruce Pearl and others in offering their thoughts and prayers for Kirk and his family.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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That position began to change in 2015, in the joined Air France-KLM and Hop!—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Fencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fencing. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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