1
as in ammunition
means or method of defending
thorns are a rose's defense against grazing animals
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as in excuse
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame
there's absolutely no defense for your actions
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Recent Examples of defense
Until then, our experts advise that the best defense is to identify the signs early and take action before your options become limited.
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Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Short of air defense systems, Ukraine has prioritized the development and production of interceptor drones to counter these swarms.
—Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a total of 39 Ukrainian drones overnight and Monday morning over several Russian regions as well as over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
According to Ben Heelan, Bank of America’s head of EU industrials research, one corner of the investing world, previously reluctant to turn to defense stocks, might be changing its mind.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
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Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Short of air defense systems, Ukraine has prioritized the development and production of interceptor drones to counter these swarms.
—Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a total of 39 Ukrainian drones overnight and Monday morning over several Russian regions as well as over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
According to Ben Heelan, Bank of America’s head of EU industrials research, one corner of the investing world, previously reluctant to turn to defense stocks, might be changing its mind.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defense
Noun
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During the tow, a live 5.7mm caliber round of ammunition was found next to the vehicle’s rear passenger side tire.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Vinson used its fighter jets to attack targets in Yemen — including weapons, ammunition and infrastructure — and Houthi leadership.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The party is a perfect excuse for various people in his life to approach him with their own agendas.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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As in the never-ending parade of ostensibly Christian exorcism movies, religious belief here seems like a superficial excuse for a stock array of supernatural hoodoo — no matter how many times Chalik’s Abuyya pauses the action to mouth some healing doctrine.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Vidal missed a pass protection pickup on the first sack.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Newmark Security would go on to remove the headache of hardware management from their client end users, in addition to the management of compliance and data protection, all the while managing the hardware from the cloud.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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But until recently, Washington rarely invoked the national security justification.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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The move, rooted in Section 232 national security justification, aims to accelerate domestic chip production, complementing the subsidies under the CHIPS and Science Act.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
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In the meantime, expect plenty of discussion over how to structure average retail investors’ access to private equity and private debt with the same kind of safeguards required under ERISA.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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In January, just before President Joe Biden left office, the agency reemphasized that guidance as part of new safeguards for public housing tenants; that doesn’t include a recommendation about whether evictions should be included on tenants’ records as part of such deals.—
Sawyer Loftus,
ProPublica,
5 Aug. 2025
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Various reasons, but a big one is the village simply created more places to live.—
Liliana Fannin,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Zen Buddhism is unlike Stoic philosophy on the role of discursive, as opposed to intuitive, reasons.—
Sebastian Purcell
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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Although neither are overly complicated, the Taskmaster battle has a fun schtick where players have to knock out the boss’ Captain America-like shield, leaving him vulnerable to attacks for a limited time.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Joy Sunday: Nevermore Academy kind of acts as a shield for Bianca in season one.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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The first nuclear weapon was detonated in secret at Alamogordo Bombing Range in New Mexico on July 16, 1945, inaugurating the Atomic Age.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Aug. 2025
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Radford has been stationed at Fort Stewart since 2022, and the weapon used was his own handgun, according to Army officials.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defense. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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