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
Before this year's conclave, the Vatican took precautions to make sure the proceedings are kept from the public.
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Greta Bjornson, People.com, 7 May 2025
Police and school officials said extra officers have been placed on the campus of Hurst Hills Elementary and nearby as a precaution.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
Other zoos did the same, slaughtering their animal collections as a precaution against possible escape.
—John M. Kinder, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
However, parents and caregivers may want to take some extra precautions for children.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Greta Bjornson, People.com, 7 May 2025
Police and school officials said extra officers have been placed on the campus of Hurst Hills Elementary and nearby as a precaution.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
Other zoos did the same, slaughtering their animal collections as a precaution against possible escape.
—John M. Kinder, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
However, parents and caregivers may want to take some extra precautions for children.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for precaution
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
Noun
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However, President Donald Trump’s Education Department has rolled back that safeguard, reverting to the bare minimum exemption of $750 per month, a level set in 1996 that has never been adjusted for inflation.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Democratic senators are seeking safeguards on AI for the first time in Connecticut history in a bill that generated both strong support and deep opposition.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 May 2025
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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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But although human vaccines function primarily as preventives, offering immunity to animals such as black-footed ferrets can be a conservation strategy of last resort.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2023
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Yet President Trump has also called for a massive expansion of highway construction, raising the real danger that, without protections in place, a new wave of infrastructure will repeat old patterns of destruction.—
Deborah N. Archer,
Time,
21 May 2025
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However, cybersecurity does not have to be expensive; instead, organizations can take a strategic approach to implementing cost-effective security measures that provide maximum protection.—
Jamie Akhtar,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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At this point, the only people who may want to avoid taurine-containing energy drinks based on these findings are those who currently have, or are in remission from, leukemia—and that’s out of an abundance of caution.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
20 May 2025
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Objects that are outdoors should be secured and caution should be taken if driving.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2025
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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