security blanket
noun
1
: a blanket carried by a child as a protection against anxiety
2
: a usually familiar object whose presence dispels anxiety
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The defense systems provide a security blanket against ballistic missiles over Europe.
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
The chef has also prepared a five-course meal, so the charcuterie board is more a security blanket than anything else.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
An expensive proposition Experts say the UnitedHealthcare killing made clear that the security blanket that protects many top CEOs should be extended to their lieutenants.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Justin Herbert lost a bunch of weapons (as previously described), two of them being Keenan Allen and Gerald Everett, who are now working as security blankets for rookie Caleb Williams in Chicago.
—Dane Martinez, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
The chef has also prepared a five-course meal, so the charcuterie board is more a security blanket than anything else.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
An expensive proposition Experts say the UnitedHealthcare killing made clear that the security blanket that protects many top CEOs should be extended to their lieutenants.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Justin Herbert lost a bunch of weapons (as previously described), two of them being Keenan Allen and Gerald Everett, who are now working as security blankets for rookie Caleb Williams in Chicago.
—Dane Martinez, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20blanket. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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