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adjective

as in protecting

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safeguarding

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noun

as in protection

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safeguarding

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verb

present participle of safeguard
as in defending
to drive danger or attack away from sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves

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Recent Examples of safeguarding
Noun
And if your data needs extra safeguarding, the My Passport SSD comes with 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection for a double security whammy. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026 Recent headlines have prompted difficult but necessary conversations about welfare, safeguarding and accountability in television. — Emma Pringle, Deadline, 17 June 2026 Scouting America volunteers and employees are required to complete mandatory safeguarding training and a criminal background check for the organization, a representative said. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026 Conservationists at Shark Trust in Plymouth, England, have specialized in the safeguarding of sharks and stingrays since 1997. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 According to the report, current safeguarding frameworks fail to adequately account for the power of peer dynamics and authority relationships as mechanisms of ongoing harm, and do not protect women specifically. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Newsom signed the election safeguarding bill in his office, flanked by Cervantes, Umberg and Assembly sponsor Gail Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz, who was a Santa Cruz County elections clerk for nearly 30 years. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026 What kind of safeguarding was needed to protect the cast, especially her, from some of the heavier themes, such as drugs and death? — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026 Executives and boards need to realize that choices made about the gathering, storing, and safeguarding of data have a direct impact on the risk and reputation of the company. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
Nvidia has spearheaded the Open Secure AI Alliance, a new coalition of industry leaders including Microsoft and IBM, dedicated to developing open-source tools for safeguarding AI software and agents. — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 At the time, Cucinelli touted the potential of Callimacus, named after the Greek scholar and poet, praised by the entrepreneur and designer also for his role of cataloguing and safeguarding the vast collection of the great Library of Alexandria. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 Unfortunately, Zapier has a mixed history with safeguarding user data. — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026 In May, the American Enterprise Institute warned that safeguarding the automotive sector was crucial to limit foreign governments' espionage capabilities. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 18 July 2026 As a senator, Marco Rubio was a strong supporter of the bureau and human rights broadly, once arguing from the Senate floor that safeguarding the freedoms of gay men who were persecuted in Chechnya — and all people — was in the national interest. — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 July 2026 During the Thursday stop, Abbott called for a roof fortification grant program, comparing the plan to roof-safeguarding programs that have been established in other states. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 They’re tied to family history, financial security, and the weight of safeguarding future generations. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 15 July 2026 But that framing ignores a few factors, as was pointed out to Deadline by the leader of one suitor committed to safeguarding the company’s unique, cinephile-forward culture. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safeguarding
  1. protection
  2. protecting
  3. safeguard
  4. defending
  5. security
  6. guarding
  7. defense
Noun
  • At the time, Abarca’s wife was granted an order of protection, which Abarca was charged with violating in 2025.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • The allegation was just part of a drumbeat of US criticism over the cartels’ political protection rackets.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of protection
Verb
  • The agency, which is charged with protecting the president, not only began following Comey, but tracked his location through his phone.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Saxony’s culture ministry added that the security systems protecting the collections remained fully intact.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of protecting
Noun
  • Landing on the list does require some safeguards, such as confirming where ingredients come from and testing them for contamination.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • County officials are now implementing safeguards around that decades-old arrangement because of the district’s financial crisis.
    — Chaewon Chung July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of safeguard
Verb
  • Reports of a Funding Shortfall After months of silence, Romanian media reported in June that the Romanian state did not have sufficient funds to proceed with defending Barbosu's case at CAS.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The case has drawn political reactions from across the spectrum, with opposition politicians demanding full accountability and members of the governing coalition defending the officers involved.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Definition of defending
Noun
  • Athens and Jerusalem have steadily strengthened security ties amid evolving geopolitical challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
  • The gunman who crashed through security at the Washington Hilton was apprehended and charged.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of security
Verb
  • At trainings—held online, and in kitchens, basements, and alleyways—people were taught what to do if they were denied an acta, and how to handle the militares guarding the premises.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • There is a scene where a couple of the characters who were guarding the portal had embroidery in their shoes.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of guarding
Noun
  • The admission was astonishing after his defense team had spent years diligently defending him against the charges.
    — Emily Smith, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • The Rangers’ defense only allowed one more run after the third inning.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Definition of defense

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