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Recent Examples of security blanket
Pulling the plug on funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program takes away an important security blanket for potential EV buyers who worry about where to charge on long road trips.
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Joann Muller, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Allen is one that sprays the ball around the field, and Khalil Shakir is usually the security blanket for him in the pass game.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Shakir was Allen’s security blanket from the jump, but the other favorites seemed interchangeable by the week.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
His presence serves as a security blanket of sorts, temporarily socializing those who are uncomfortable in certain settings, the 41-year-old observed.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Joann Muller, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Allen is one that sprays the ball around the field, and Khalil Shakir is usually the security blanket for him in the pass game.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Shakir was Allen’s security blanket from the jump, but the other favorites seemed interchangeable by the week.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
His presence serves as a security blanket of sorts, temporarily socializing those who are uncomfortable in certain settings, the 41-year-old observed.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security blanket
Noun
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American firearms are ultimately part of the cycle of Latin-American narcotics headed north.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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This submissiveness in the teen-aged mistress Cassidy has found addictive, like a narcotic.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This group of nerve cells also signals the release of one of the body’s naturally-occurring opiates, which often occurs after eating sugar.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Though less than 1% of fentanyl trafficked into the US comes from Canada, Trump has fixated on the prospect of opiates streaming in over the northern border.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Topical Anesthetics Daily use of topical (applied to the skin) creams or gels that have an anesthetic (numbing) effect may help.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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Household Gods Bigger Than Money Marni Jackson Through a haze of anesthetic, a patient on the operating table recognizes her surgeon's voice.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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After the arrest, a search of the apartment uncovered about 22,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills, 10,000 methamphetamine pills and over 13 pounds of methamphetamine, as well as four pounds of xylazine, a veterinary sedative found in about 30 percent of overdose deaths in the city.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Super Bowl reporter found dead had sedative in his system, police say Wife of powerful cartel boss wanted by U.S. is released from prison In: New Mexico Death Gene Hackman Alex Sundby Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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