1
as in defense
means or method of defending
measures taken to beef up our national security
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2
as in guarantee
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise
their house will serve as security for the loan
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as in safety
the state of not being exposed to danger
after the burglaries, police presence in the neighborhood was enhanced to give residents a stronger sense of security
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Recent Examples of security
Krebs was then ousted by Trump as part of a broader post-election purge of top national security officials.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Under Lambert, who now leads Clearview alongside longtime employee and co-CEO Richard Schwartz, the company is aiming to secure contracts that support President Donald Trump’s agenda on immigration, defense and border security.
—David Jeans, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The head of security at various studios and the FBI had to examine the threats.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
On the union’s agenda is improvements to compensation, benefits, workplace safety and transparency, diversity, accessibility and job security at their workplaces.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Under Lambert, who now leads Clearview alongside longtime employee and co-CEO Richard Schwartz, the company is aiming to secure contracts that support President Donald Trump’s agenda on immigration, defense and border security.
—David Jeans, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The head of security at various studios and the FBI had to examine the threats.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
On the union’s agenda is improvements to compensation, benefits, workplace safety and transparency, diversity, accessibility and job security at their workplaces.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security
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And they’re being embedded into everything from CRM platforms to national defense strategies.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In the guilt-innocence phase, the jury deliberated for about four hours and for about 90 minutes in the punishment phase, according to defense attorney Wiggins.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.—
Vincent Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But there are no guarantees that deals will be struck by the time shipments arrive at U.S. ports.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Fulop said the city has had concerns about the air traffic over the Hudson before and is hoping this brings more attention to their safety concerns.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Kansas City voters approved a sales tax extension Tuesday that will pay for construction of a controversial new city jail and other public safety capital improvements.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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As a whole, the three decisions appear to form a growing patchwork of district-level protections to limit the use of the Alien Enemies Act in lieu of a nationwide order.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration can't immediately revoke the deportation protections and work permits of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who entered the U.S. legally under a Biden-era program, a federal judge ruled Monday.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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During a press conference with Zelensky, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said his country would make good on its pledge to become the largest supplier of the fighter jets to Ukraine.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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This initiative supports women entrepreneurs through a $20 million pledge that is used for scholarships and programs through 2030 at top entrepreneurial schools at Babson, MIT, and Stanford, as well as a special Los Angeles school.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Stay calm, keep your hands where officers can see them, and consider filming the interaction as unobtrusively as possible as a safeguard.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, the reality is that the institutional DeFi opportunity is already stimulating innovation and industry development towards the kind of safeguards that institutions would demand.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The terrorist designation would extend U.S. jurisdiction to anyone assisting the gangs, from gun and ammunition traffickers to government officials in Haiti financing the groups.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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So, to threaten to take away someone’s guns and ammunition was indeed a threat that white Virginians took very seriously.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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The emergence of prompt shields and spotlight prompting has arisen due to the various hacking efforts trying to get generative AI to go beyond its filters and usual protections.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the change in shield design from the blue-and-gold badge that probation officers have worn for decades to a silver shield almost identical to NYPD patrol shields is being criticized by Dalvanie Powell, the president of the United Probation Officers Association.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Security.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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