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Recent Examples of security blanket
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This premium dog blanket is reversible and can be used as a security blanket or furniture protector.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
Trump holds large lead over Haley in South Carolina, Post-Monmouth poll finds
U.S. to wrap security blanket around D.C. courthouse for Trump trial
Students reported her for a lesson on race.
—Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
Easily the best right back in the world and Gareth can still have his Kyle Walker shaped security blanket in this system.
—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
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
Trump holds large lead over Haley in South Carolina, Post-Monmouth poll finds
U.S. to wrap security blanket around D.C. courthouse for Trump trial
Students reported her for a lesson on race.
—Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
Easily the best right back in the world and Gareth can still have his Kyle Walker shaped security blanket in this system.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security blanket
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Ulbricht, 40, had been serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole since 2015, after he was convicted in federal court on seven charges that included distributing narcotics and conspiring to commit computer hacking.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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Courts routinely hand out heavy sentences to people convicted of trafficking even small quantities of narcotics.—
Jon Jackson,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Addicted to opiates and alcohol, his life changes when a young man, Drew Starkey’s Eugene Allerton, arrives on the scene, stirring Craig’s character into earth-shattering infatuation.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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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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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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Once known by nicknames like laughing gas and hippy crack, the inhalant nitrous oxide — a sedative commonly used by healthcare providers — is getting attention online.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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Withdrawing or withholding care, or using strong sedatives that advance death, are regarded as legally distinct, if ending life is not the main aim.—
The Week,
theweek,
10 Nov. 2024
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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