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as in defending
to drive danger or attack away from
guard the quarterback so he doesn't get sacked
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as in blockading
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
a fire-breathing dragon guarded the entrance to the castle
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Recent Examples of guarding
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
In the video, Conder shared the dogs lying proudly, guarding their livestock.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
In Phoenix, Bridges excelled as a role player on offense while guarding the opposing team’s best player on defense.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
For pet parents, recognizing these subtle clues is key to understanding the item is of value and not intensifying the situation, especially if the dog is guarding an item they are not meant to have.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Discouraging Resource Guarding Recognizing resource guarding behavior is crucial to taming it.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
The participants first watched training videos to learn to identify resource guarding behavior.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
However, the prisons and camps are in a critical situation because who is guarding them?
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
The effects of those accusations are still being felt, with German politicians closely guarding the funding of the next edition, titled Documenta 16.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
Listen to this article Loading your audio article Death, taxes, and long, physical defenders guarding Jalen Brunson.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
In the video, Conder shared the dogs lying proudly, guarding their livestock.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
In Phoenix, Bridges excelled as a role player on offense while guarding the opposing team’s best player on defense.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
For pet parents, recognizing these subtle clues is key to understanding the item is of value and not intensifying the situation, especially if the dog is guarding an item they are not meant to have.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Discouraging Resource Guarding Recognizing resource guarding behavior is crucial to taming it.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
The participants first watched training videos to learn to identify resource guarding behavior.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
However, the prisons and camps are in a critical situation because who is guarding them?
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
The effects of those accusations are still being felt, with German politicians closely guarding the funding of the next edition, titled Documenta 16.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guarding
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Unfortunately, a defense contractor has stolen one of Gemma's early AI models for M3GAN.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Still, Rubio pushed the administration's message that allies need to increase their defense spending -- calling on all of the alliance's members to commit to putting up to 5% of their annual GDP toward it, a sharp uptick from the previous 2% benchmark.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This process must ensure that risk management is aligned with current regulations, established company policies and industry best practices, thereby protecting security, privacy and corporate integrity.—
Susana Sierra,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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But the brains of the hybrid mice developed fewer of these tangles and plaques, as if the sleep mutations were protecting the animals.—
Marla Broadfoot,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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At that point, local protection regulations were established, but only in 1998 was a moratorium on harvesting these fish declared.—
Logan Kistler,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2025
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Even though the European Union put basic data privacy protections into place in 2018, Congress has yet to pass a single bill limiting the widespread collection and use of our personal data in America.—
Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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As things stand, that would be enough via the present UEFA coefficient to secure Champions League football for 2025-26, but Newcastle are looking up and hunting down those above them rather than merely defending their own position.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Police outside the building are focused on defending one of the West front's main entrances, now known as the tunnel.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Round trip airfare in April and May costs $861 for a savings of 21% compared to the summer, according to Hopper.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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The savings are pretty impressive — up to 63 percent off, to be exact.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 2024, homelessness reached the highest point in the history of HUD's record keeping, with sizable increases in total homelessness, chronic homelessness, family homelessness, and unsheltered homelessness.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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The final day of the calendar winter Wednesday was likely to bring with it a few last sprinkles of precipitation for storm-weary areas of the Bay Area before unveiling a weather pattern more keeping with the springtime.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The daring skunk drags chunks of the carcass one by one into the log for safekeeping, the video shows.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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At the reception, you might also be needed to take the gift envelopes received by the couple to a place for safekeeping.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sullivan joined Athlete Advantage, a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) sports management company, as CEO in 2024.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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While at Black Bear, Redmon expanded the company’s management arm.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Guarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guarding. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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