as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
learned to use humor to fend herself from criticism
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Recent Examples of fend
After the ruling, the Barnetts rented an apartment in Lafayette, Indiana and, according to court documents, left Natalia there to fend for herself.
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Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Families who rely on these safeguards would be left to fend for themselves in a patchwork system of inconsistent policies and underfunded programs.
—Lissette Fernandez, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, Johnson is left to fend for herself despite her cries for help.
—Keydra Manns, Essence, 27 Feb. 2025
The Israel model, by contrast, would mean a heavily armed and insecure Ukraine that would have to fend for itself and thus be prone to anticipatory self-defense and unilateral kinetic action in the form of sabotage, covert action, and assassination.
—Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
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Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Families who rely on these safeguards would be left to fend for themselves in a patchwork system of inconsistent policies and underfunded programs.
—Lissette Fernandez, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, Johnson is left to fend for herself despite her cries for help.
—Keydra Manns, Essence, 27 Feb. 2025
The Israel model, by contrast, would mean a heavily armed and insecure Ukraine that would have to fend for itself and thus be prone to anticipatory self-defense and unilateral kinetic action in the form of sabotage, covert action, and assassination.
—Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fend
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See my tips and best picks on how to protect yourself from identity theft.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The push to help more than half-a-million Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans is part of a broader legal effort to protect nationals from Ukraine, Afghanistan and other countries who are here legally.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Under the previous Biden administration, the U.S. has repeatedly warned that it is obligated to help defend the Philippines if Filipino forces, ships and aircraft come under an armed attack, including in the South China Sea.—
Jim Gomez,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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During World War Two, the United States established over a dozen military bases in Greenland to defend the North Atlantic from Nazi incursion.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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This will help safeguard your information from being intercepted by malicious actors.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Having a plan to manage it will help leaders safeguard their organizations when CRQCs arrive.—
Scott Buchholz,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Countries like Ukraine wanted to be in NATO not to antagonize Russia, but to shield themselves from it.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Thune refused to shield Tillis from Trump, forcing him to tell the President personally.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Wells was going for a transition dunk when Charlotte Hornets guard KJ Simpson ran underneath his legs on an attempt to stop the easy bucket.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Where Porziņģis usually spots up, several feet behind the arc, only forces defenders to cover more ground to guard him.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Fend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fend. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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