as in safeguard
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury
as parents of young children, they have taken the usual precaution of locking up their household cleansers
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Recent Examples of precaution
However, all mariners in the region were urged to take immediate precautions.
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Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
However, a survey found many Americans who do consume freshwater fish are not taking these precautions.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The child was not injured, authorities said, and though medics were requested as a precaution, the child's parents declined further medical attention.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Travelers are advised to exercise normal precautions when traveling in the country.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
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Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
However, a survey found many Americans who do consume freshwater fish are not taking these precautions.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The child was not injured, authorities said, and though medics were requested as a precaution, the child's parents declined further medical attention.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Travelers are advised to exercise normal precautions when traveling in the country.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
Noun
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These are signs that AI is becoming an emotional and social tool for vulnerable children without corresponding safeguards or oversight.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Although 27 states have adopted legislation that bans discrimination based on natural textures and protective styles like braids, locs, and twists, there’s still no federal safeguard.—
Sophie Meharenna,
Allure,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Padlocks, sickles and other objects made of iron, a metal said to possess anti-demonic powers, were stashed in the grave as preventives.—
Franz Lidz,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2023
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But although human vaccines function primarily as preventives, offering immunity to animals such as black-footed ferrets can be a conservation strategy of last resort.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2023
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Evolving Threats The rise of generative AI complicates these protections further.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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This thriller follows cello prodigy Curtis Wilson, who is forced to enter the witness protection program because of trouble with his drug-dealing father.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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Objects that are outdoors should be secured and caution should be taken if driving.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
13 June 2025
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Even those, including Nephew, who advocate for a new deal caution that Iran’s enrichment capacity has increased in the seven years since Trump left the 2015 agreement.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2025
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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