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adjective

Definition of safeguardingnext
as in protecting

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safeguarding

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noun

as in protection

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safeguarding

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verb

present participle of safeguard
as in defending
to drive danger or attack away from sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for safeguarding
  1. protection
  2. protecting
  3. safeguard
  4. defending
  5. security
  6. guarding
  7. defense
Noun
  • Vaccines are the only intervention proven to prevent measles, with one dose providing 93% protection against the disease.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • And while the first dose is highly protective, the best protection comes after the second dose, which is usually given when a child is ready to start school.
    — Dr. Ashish K. Jha, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of protection
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of protecting
Noun
  • Automated transcription systems, for instance, can still hallucinate, and evaluation and human review will be important safeguards.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Can there be additional layers to that person’s role, and maybe there are other ways to expand the safeguards?
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of safeguard
Verb
  • 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
  • The Hurricanes pulled off a gritty 3-1 win in their first game of 2025 against the defending Stanley Cup champions, getting a standout performance from goalie Pyotr Kochetkov while the entire lineup matched the Panthers’ physicality.
    — Cory Lavalette, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of defending
Noun
  • While many of the attack routes will be familiar territory to most readers, a new report from Trend Micro has seen numerous security experts recommend people need to be alert to new approaches to getting hold of their account login information.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The Trump administration says the Venezuelans are members of a controversial gang called Tren de Aragua, and that they are being deported on national security concerns.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of security
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
Definition of guarding
Noun
  • More than 100 Israeli filmmakers, including some prominent names, signed a letter in defense of the film.
    — Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Robertson-Harris, 31, is a ninth-year interior lineman who was traded midseason last year by the Jacksonville Jaguars in an attempt to help Seattle’s run defense.
    — Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of defense
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