as in safeguard
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury
as parents of young children, they have taken the usual precaution of locking up their household cleansers
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Recent Examples of precaution
Through a statement from its public relations company, the Park District said the contractor responded on the spot during the OSHA site visit to put in place safety precautions to remedy the issue.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
After that, White and the production crew reportedly established extra precautions to ensure that would not happen again.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
Adams partly repaid the bribes by forcing FDNY officials to sidestep safety precautions to prematurely open a Midtown skyscraper housing Turkey’s consulate in time for a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to the case.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Travelers going to Mexico's Campeche state or Yucatan state can exercise normal precautions.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
After that, White and the production crew reportedly established extra precautions to ensure that would not happen again.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
Adams partly repaid the bribes by forcing FDNY officials to sidestep safety precautions to prematurely open a Midtown skyscraper housing Turkey’s consulate in time for a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to the case.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Travelers going to Mexico's Campeche state or Yucatan state can exercise normal precautions.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
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Automated transcription systems, for instance, can still hallucinate, and evaluation and human review will be important safeguards.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Can there be additional layers to that person’s role, and maybe there are other ways to expand the safeguards?—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, failure to do so proved disastrous for some early human trials of preventives.—
David J. Waters,
Scientific American,
1 Sep. 2015
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Padlocks, sickles and other objects made of iron, a metal said to possess anti-demonic powers, were stashed in the grave as preventives.—
Franz Lidz,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2023
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Vaccines are the only intervention proven to prevent measles, with one dose providing 93% protection against the disease.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Bonta said the federal administration violated its own Administrative Procedures Act, which guarantees workers receive warnings of mass layoffs and ensures protection for military veterans.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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Historical data suggests caution: Rising unemployment rates and a reversion of the yield curve often precede recessions.—
Gene Goldman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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There’s a reason for his caution: President Trump’s ever-changing, on-again, off-again tariff war with America’s three biggest trading partners — Mexico, Canada and China.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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