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
Health officials have advised pet food companies to take extra precautions to protect against bird flu.
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One of the biggest challenges to cleaning up neighborhoods after the L.A. wildfires?
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Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Police warned fans ahead of time about precautions taken before the game – whether the team won or lost.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Residents are advised to take precautions to protect themselves, their homes and their pets during this ongoing cold snap.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Just as a precaution, Trend Micro schedules a weekly quick scan.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Police warned fans ahead of time about precautions taken before the game – whether the team won or lost.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Residents are advised to take precautions to protect themselves, their homes and their pets during this ongoing cold snap.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Just as a precaution, Trend Micro schedules a weekly quick scan.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
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Meanwhile, health officials continue to stress that vaccines remain the most effective safeguard against measles and other preventable diseases.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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The settlement also requires the league to maintain safeguards put into place after a pair of investigations released in late 2022 that found widespread misconduct that affected multiple teams, coaches and players.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 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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What To Know The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which serves as the human resources department for the federal government, gave the order to lay off probationary workers, who have not gained the protections that many other federal workers have, the AP reported.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Its slim design fits easily into bags and pockets, including your favorite belt bag, while providing essential protection against digital theft.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Feb. 2025
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As a word of caution, though, both derms caveat that the pinch test is most useful for spotting moderate to severe dehydration.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Fed has signaled caution regarding future rate cuts, a factor that could influence market volatility in the coming months.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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