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
One of today’s co-hosts, France, has been unable to pass its own budget, let alone corral a continent into boosting its defense spending.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adelson’s move was a departure from her son’s defense strategy.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The publications were funded by some 700 defense grants worth more than $2.5 billion.
—Didi Tang, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
The Shanghai university is under the supervision of a central Chinese agency tasked with developing defense technology, and Beihang University, in the capital city of Beijing, is linked to the People’s Liberation Army and known for its aerospace programs.
—Didi Tang, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adelson’s move was a departure from her son’s defense strategy.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The publications were funded by some 700 defense grants worth more than $2.5 billion.
—Didi Tang, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
The Shanghai university is under the supervision of a central Chinese agency tasked with developing defense technology, and Beihang University, in the capital city of Beijing, is linked to the People’s Liberation Army and known for its aerospace programs.
—Didi Tang, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defense
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Advertisement Advertisement Protesters stormed the Parliament in Kathmandu, and police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons, and, according to human rights organization Amnesty International, live ammunition.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The gunmen, who arrived at the junction in a vehicle carrying weapons, ammunition and a knife, shot at dozens of people waiting near buses in the area.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Not an excuse, but definitely a factor, from what I was told, in what turned into a sluggish showing on both sides of the ball.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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There isn’t an excuse anymore that an AI maker has nothing available to provide AI ethics guidance.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Apex provides life insurance and supplemental coverage to millions of policyholders across North America, offering affordable protection to working families who need it most.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The company could work with the government to determine if a waiver could be granted without violating standards such as patient privacy, safety and consumer protection.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lin compared Russia’s justification for the war to the messaging of China, noting expansionist aspirations in both countries.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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But Gonzalez-Bueno took aim at this justification, suggesting the creation of a banking giant controlling nearly 25% of the domestic market would backfire.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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This approach reshapes how the model interprets risky content at its foundation, ensuring safeguards remain intact even when efficiency demands that layers be removed.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Red lights safeguard boundaries, ensuring no partner feels overridden.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In many cases, the two reasons amount to the same thing, with the same cause.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But that valid concern cannot become a shield used to deflect from real and rising threats.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The first 21 satellites in a constellation that could become a cornerstone for the Pentagon's Golden Dome missile-defense shield were successfully launched from California on Wednesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Ars reports.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office charged Shawn Harris, 38, with capital murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the killing.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Brown pleaded guilty to robbery with a dangerous weapon in February 2015 and was sentenced to a minimum of six years and one month and a maximum of eight years and four months in prison.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defense. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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