1
as in safeguards
means or method of defending
thorns are a rose's defense against grazing animals
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as in excuses
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame
there's absolutely no defense for your actions
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Recent Examples of defenses
Security firms often provide extensive protections to keep executives safe, including physical security guards, online threat monitoring and analysis, cybersecurity defenses, at-home security and protection for spouses and other family members.
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Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The world's defenses are going up fast.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Air defenses downed 14 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk region early Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2025, these shifts will collectively fortify digital defenses, ensuring organizations are better equipped to navigate the evolving threat landscape.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In addition, the answer contains more than two dozen affirmative defenses.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In the fourth, both defenses stiffened up.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
Those are promising results against three solid NFC North defenses and certainly a step up from the previous three games that helped prompt the Waldron firing.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2024
For CISOs, this means focusing more on securing user access and access configurations than on network or operating system defenses.
—Atul Tulshibagwale, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The world's defenses are going up fast.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Air defenses downed 14 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk region early Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2025, these shifts will collectively fortify digital defenses, ensuring organizations are better equipped to navigate the evolving threat landscape.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In addition, the answer contains more than two dozen affirmative defenses.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In the fourth, both defenses stiffened up.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
Those are promising results against three solid NFC North defenses and certainly a step up from the previous three games that helped prompt the Waldron firing.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2024
For CISOs, this means focusing more on securing user access and access configurations than on network or operating system defenses.
—Atul Tulshibagwale, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Defenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenses. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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