as in defends
to drive danger or attack away from
the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs
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Recent Examples of protects
The agency said vaccination within the first day of birth, followed by two-to-three additional doses, protects children for life.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
The truth of conservatism lies elsewhere, in the unshakeable principles that the dispensable litany of professed ideals protects.
—Allan J. Lichtman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Sherri Crichton, Michael Crichton’s widow and the head of the production company that protects Crichton’s estate, claims she was approached in 2022 about an ER reboot.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
That dose protects infants against chronic infections that lead to liver cirrhosis and cancer.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Vali’s product ZeroLock protects hypervisors and Linux systems from cyber attacks.
—Austin Gadient, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve protects 35 different ecosystems across 330,000 acres.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2025
Making this distinction prevents overengineering and protects morale, budget, and timeline.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Cashless bail protects criminals, fuels repeat offenses, especially in cases like domestic violence, and undermines public safety.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
The truth of conservatism lies elsewhere, in the unshakeable principles that the dispensable litany of professed ideals protects.
—Allan J. Lichtman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Sherri Crichton, Michael Crichton’s widow and the head of the production company that protects Crichton’s estate, claims she was approached in 2022 about an ER reboot.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
That dose protects infants against chronic infections that lead to liver cirrhosis and cancer.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Vali’s product ZeroLock protects hypervisors and Linux systems from cyber attacks.
—Austin Gadient, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve protects 35 different ecosystems across 330,000 acres.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2025
Making this distinction prevents overengineering and protects morale, budget, and timeline.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Cashless bail protects criminals, fuels repeat offenses, especially in cases like domestic violence, and undermines public safety.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protects
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Friedman defends the All Elite Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship on November 18, 2023 at AEW Full Gear.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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McDaniels defends Maye Following his recent press conferences, something is amiss with Drake Maye.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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What captured millions of TikTok users' hearts was the pure joy that can be heard in her son’s laughs as her husband shields him from the rain.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Demerzel shields the embryo with her body, and both are incinerated, vanishing in a white-hot instant, love and code consumed together.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The preserve now safeguards the meadow below the iconic Stewart Falls as well as popular hiking and cross-country ski trails around it.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The decision safeguards employees' reputations by requiring corrections to personnel records and ensures that future administrations cannot bypass statutory protections to carry out purges of the workforce.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, the win was a team effort as forward Brianna Turner (four points, six rebounds), forward Mikayla Timpson (nine points), guards Shey Peddy, Lexie Hull, and Aerial Powers brought the defensive energy and physicality that Indiana desperately needed.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The entrance to the building is always locked, and at least one officer guards the stairway down to the safes, where advanced securities are in place, including a fingerprint and iris scanner and an electronic key card reader.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Protects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protects. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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