fended

verb

Definition of fendednext
past tense of fend
as in defended
to drive danger or attack away from learned to use humor to fend herself from criticism

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  1. defended
  2. protected
  3. guarded
Verb
  • Trustee Christopher Murray had defended The Onion's bid during the hearing.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In his own testimony, auctioneer Jeff Tanenbaum defended the sale process when Jones’ lawyers pressed him over not holding a live auction.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of defended
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  • Unlike investing directly in the market, your cash value benefits from market gains but is protected from losses due to market downturns.
    Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ramping up security costs money, and depending on the kind of security, who is being protected and whether there’s been a formal security study done, those costs may or may not get favorable tax treatment.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of protected
Verb
  • Weiner, 61, is guarded about his own life.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Foxx is known to be guarded about his private life and hasn’t yet publicly disclosed what caused his hospitalization.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of guarded
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fended

fended for oneself

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