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Recent Examples of security blanket
In case anything happens to Rodgers, Taylor will provide the Jets with a veteran security blanket.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2024
Friends are treated like security blankets as the moon clashes with Venus.
—USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
But then a few years ago, the show became something of a security blanket.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Considering national security in a broader sense, foreign ownership of American wealth is the ultimate security blanket.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2024
Friends are treated like security blankets as the moon clashes with Venus.
—USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
But then a few years ago, the show became something of a security blanket.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Considering national security in a broader sense, foreign ownership of American wealth is the ultimate security blanket.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security blanket
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He was found guilty of participating in a narcotics conspiracy involving at least 11 kilograms of narcotics at a bench trial in February.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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The estimated street value of the narcotics is thought to be $5,712,000, according to DPS.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Army veteran Christopher DeSanto served in Iraq, mustered out with physical and emotional issues, and became addicted to opiates prescribed by a doctor.Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2024
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And yet with fentanyl, the drug naloxone, if administered quickly enough, can reverse the effects of opiates and save lives.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Musk has spoken openly in the past about his use of prescription Ketamine, an anesthetic that has gained interest from doctors and researchers for its potential to treat depression and anxiety.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chavez is one of five defendants, including another doctor, accused of procuring and supplying ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, to Perry during the final weeks of his life.Stephanie Fuerte, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2024
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The category also includes certain stimulants, sedatives and opioids.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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In more than 15 of those cases, police requested or suggested that emergency medical workers inject sedatives, such as ketamine or midazolam, to temporarily immobilize someone for transport.John Seewer and Reese Dunklin, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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