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Recent Examples of security blanket
Easily the best right back in the world and Gareth can still have his Kyle Walker shaped security blanket in this system.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
Coach Mike McDaniel has used Hill all over the field, turning him into Tagovailoa’s security blanket.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
Conversely, with no need to serve as a post-election security blanket, Arrival has far less cultural impact.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Plug-in hybrids, or PHEVs, are widely considered a midway step on the way to fully electric vehicles, a security blanket for people who like the idea of kicking the gasoline habit, but are nervous about finding charging stations for long weekend getaways and longer drives.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
Coach Mike McDaniel has used Hill all over the field, turning him into Tagovailoa’s security blanket.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
Conversely, with no need to serve as a post-election security blanket, Arrival has far less cultural impact.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Plug-in hybrids, or PHEVs, are widely considered a midway step on the way to fully electric vehicles, a security blanket for people who like the idea of kicking the gasoline habit, but are nervous about finding charging stations for long weekend getaways and longer drives.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security blanket
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Narcotics Use Use of narcotics other than heroin (including Vicodin, OxyContin, and Percocet) among 12th graders decreased to an all-time low of 0.6 percent in 2024, down from a peak of 9.5 percent in 2004.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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According to the evidence presented during the trial, in October 2021, the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force learned that Salaman was distributing large quantities of narcotics throughout New Haven.Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
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My group entered into the action in a ballroom setting where members of Conwell’s family were miming a scene about an addiction to opiates.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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Natural forms of opiates and dopamine – key players in brain pathways that diminish pain and enhance reward – seem to be telltale ingredients of the elevated tails in our anticipation training program.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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To use, apply an anesthetic to the sore tooth and surrounding gums.Cristina Mutchler, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
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What to expect during treatment: Dorantes applies a topical anesthetic for around 30 minutes, and the treatment itself takes 20 to 30 minutes.Amber Gibson, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024
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Jolie’s ailing Maria finds comfort in a dangerous sedative called Mandrax, which causes hallucinations of a journalist pressing her to discuss her legacy.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
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She was given medication as a sedative for her anxiety.Maya Miller, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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