on defense
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: on the part of a team that defends the goal
She began the season on defense, but her coach later put her on offense.
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Army is 13th in the nation on defense for goals allowed.
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Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
The defense is in desperate need of help getting to the quarterback, and while the Patriots would love to have Carter, have other more pressing needs after splurging on defense in free agency.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
But LaVine has been passive, which his teammates have acknowledged, while providing little on defense.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
Kansas, a men’s basketball team that yearly prides itself on defense, was shredded for 91 points a game during the Jayhawks’ short two-day, two-game stay in Kansas City for the 2025 Big 12 tournament.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
The defense is in desperate need of help getting to the quarterback, and while the Patriots would love to have Carter, have other more pressing needs after splurging on defense in free agency.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
But LaVine has been passive, which his teammates have acknowledged, while providing little on defense.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
Kansas, a men’s basketball team that yearly prides itself on defense, was shredded for 91 points a game during the Jayhawks’ short two-day, two-game stay in Kansas City for the 2025 Big 12 tournament.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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“On defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20defense. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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