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
Two students were transported to the hospital as a precaution, a CMS spokesperson told The Observer.
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Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
Calling ahead before showing up to a medical facility is crucial, so staff can take precautions to protect other patients in waiting areas.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
With the right precautions, your washing machine can safely restore your shoes to their former glory.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
Taiwan, another earthquake-prone island, takes similar precautions, which helped mitigate death and damage last year during its strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
Calling ahead before showing up to a medical facility is crucial, so staff can take precautions to protect other patients in waiting areas.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
With the right precautions, your washing machine can safely restore your shoes to their former glory.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
Taiwan, another earthquake-prone island, takes similar precautions, which helped mitigate death and damage last year during its strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
Noun
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Stay calm, keep your hands where officers can see them, and consider filming the interaction as unobtrusively as possible as a safeguard.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, the reality is that the institutional DeFi opportunity is already stimulating innovation and industry development towards the kind of safeguards that institutions would demand.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 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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Drones may quickly ring any static opponent with mines, penning them in. Counter-drone weapons and jammers can provide protection from direct drone attack and are likely to be ever more widely deployed.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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These lip treatments make UV protection look—and feel—good.—
Sarah Madaus,
Allure,
3 Apr. 2025
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Israel's approach to Russia has long been one of strategic caution.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Err on the side of caution, all three experts agree, and move on.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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