as in safeguard
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury
as parents of young children, they have taken the usual precaution of locking up their household cleansers
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Recent Examples of precaution
There were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage, but the Cleveland Independent School District, which has about 12,000 students, canceled classes as a precaution.
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Jim Vertuno, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Nearly a quarter-million people were sent to bomb shelters across the central and southern desert Negev region as a precaution due to shrapnel from the interception Tuesday, Fox News has learned.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Natasha was allegedly advised to see a doctor again, and the instructor stayed close by as a precaution.
—Kayla Keegan, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
But then, a week isn’t too long for a brigade of rugged MiG-29s to disperse as a precaution.
—David Axe, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jim Vertuno, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Nearly a quarter-million people were sent to bomb shelters across the central and southern desert Negev region as a precaution due to shrapnel from the interception Tuesday, Fox News has learned.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Natasha was allegedly advised to see a doctor again, and the instructor stayed close by as a precaution.
—Kayla Keegan, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
But then, a week isn’t too long for a brigade of rugged MiG-29s to disperse as a precaution.
—David Axe, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
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Unlike traditional medical data protected under HIPAA, genetic data shared with consumer companies like 23andMe lacks similar federal privacy safeguards.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Kavanaugh, meanwhile, repeatedly brought up his claim in Milligan that the Voting Rights Act’s anti-gerrymandering safeguards need an expiration date.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
24 Mar. 2025
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Indeed, failure to do so proved disastrous for some early human trials of preventives.—
David J. Waters,
Scientific American,
1 Sep. 2015
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Padlocks, sickles and other objects made of iron, a metal said to possess anti-demonic powers, were stashed in the grave as preventives.—
Franz Lidz,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2023
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Drones may quickly ring any static opponent with mines, penning them in. Counter-drone weapons and jammers can provide protection from direct drone attack and are likely to be ever more widely deployed.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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These lip treatments make UV protection look—and feel—good.—
Sarah Madaus,
Allure,
3 Apr. 2025
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Israel's approach to Russia has long been one of strategic caution.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Err on the side of caution, all three experts agree, and move on.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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