as in guardians
someone that protects
one of the traditional roles of an older brother is that of schoolyard defender
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Recent Examples of defenders
Positional importance puts edge defenders high on any logical needs list for the Commanders.
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Ben Standig, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Of the 19 players who received eight or more bookings in the Premier League this season, just three are defenders — Dan Burn, Marc Guéhi and Jurriën Timber.
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
After all, defenders do the tackling, right?
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Even with three senior defenders in Alaba, Carvajal and Militao sidelined by long-term injuries, no signings were made.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The offensive quality of his opponents ranks fifth among Bruins defenders since the deadline.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Safeties Isaiah Pola-Mao and Jeremy Chinn both possess the ability to line up as slot defenders, but the Raiders need a more permanent answer.
—Tashan Reed, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
His skill on the ball, his capacity to draw defenders towards him and his ability to operate in congested penalty boxes.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Even his most reliable defenders and apologists were growing weary of the talk about these tariffs, which are only just now starting to be felt.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Ben Standig, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Of the 19 players who received eight or more bookings in the Premier League this season, just three are defenders — Dan Burn, Marc Guéhi and Jurriën Timber.
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
After all, defenders do the tackling, right?
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Even with three senior defenders in Alaba, Carvajal and Militao sidelined by long-term injuries, no signings were made.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The offensive quality of his opponents ranks fifth among Bruins defenders since the deadline.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Safeties Isaiah Pola-Mao and Jeremy Chinn both possess the ability to line up as slot defenders, but the Raiders need a more permanent answer.
—Tashan Reed, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
His skill on the ball, his capacity to draw defenders towards him and his ability to operate in congested penalty boxes.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Even his most reliable defenders and apologists were growing weary of the talk about these tariffs, which are only just now starting to be felt.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defenders
Noun
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But those still remaining at Southbury — along with their families and guardians — have wanted to remain in their longtime homes on the campus.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
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In October 2020, the couple petitioned to be permanent guardians of one of their daughter's friends after being granted temporary guardianship earlier that year.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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RIAs typically hold assets with large custodians like Schwab or Fidelity so there’s no commingling of funds and consumers have a large institution holding the actual funds.—
Ryan Daus,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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This process relies on centralized custodians such as WBTC (BitGo), BTCB (Binance), and cbBTC (Coinbase), exposing users to centralization and censorship risks.—
Leeor Shimron,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Knox and Shirley visit the forge, where some of his friends reveal a small arsenal of homemade pikes, spears, clubs, and armored chest protectors.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Fierce protectors and fierce love for their human family and goat family.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Other protections than dust control are usually put in place by cities, Ziolkowski said, but these protections don’t exist in Boise or on a state level in Idaho.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Jan. 2025
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We were given the address of a hotel and told we would be reimbursed for it, as well as transportation and meals, according to European air passenger protections.—
Seth Kugel,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Her bodyguards and parents followed behind.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024
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Thompson was alone and did not have bodyguards, police said.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Defenders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenders. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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