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as in guarded
to drive danger or attack away from
a solemn oath to defend the mother country at any cost
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as in justified
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
she will pigheadedly defend any claim regardless of all evidence to the contrary
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Recent Examples of defended
Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Trustee Christopher Murray had defended The Onion's bid during the hearing.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Auctioneer Jeff Tanenbaum on Monday defended both the value of the bid and its selection.
—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
Corrigan previously defended a separate former Provisional IRA volunteer accused of involvement in McConville’s murder, whose case was dismissed based on the inadmissability of recordings from an oral history project conducted by Boston College.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
John Sherman, the department’s chief information officer at the time of the White House Offer dealmaking, defended both the government’s decision and Microsoft’s strategy.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
In April, Inspector General Christi Grimm defended her office’s work in congressional testimony but also asserted that its resources are inadequate.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
Hussey and Whiting defended the film — and the controversial nude scene — in interviews for years afterwards.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Army’s 25% explosive play rate should have success against Navy, who has not defended man concepts well.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Trustee Christopher Murray had defended The Onion's bid during the hearing.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Auctioneer Jeff Tanenbaum on Monday defended both the value of the bid and its selection.
—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
Corrigan previously defended a separate former Provisional IRA volunteer accused of involvement in McConville’s murder, whose case was dismissed based on the inadmissability of recordings from an oral history project conducted by Boston College.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
John Sherman, the department’s chief information officer at the time of the White House Offer dealmaking, defended both the government’s decision and Microsoft’s strategy.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
In April, Inspector General Christi Grimm defended her office’s work in congressional testimony but also asserted that its resources are inadequate.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
Hussey and Whiting defended the film — and the controversial nude scene — in interviews for years afterwards.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for 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
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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
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The relationship went both ways, with Hezbollah fighters serving as shock troops that bolstered Assad’s flagging army — an intervention the group justified as protecting Shiite minorities and shrines in Syria from Islamist and jihadi factions in the opposition.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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His supporters have argued that he was justified in killing Thompson, whose company denies thousands of lifesaving health claims every year.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Kale is a witch who is very guarded and needs to learn how to trust people, and keeps getting tested on that over and over again throughout the show.Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
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Despite the harrowing events, Foxx maintained his sense of humor, as evidenced by the Netflix special.Alex Gonzalez, SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Likud Party leader has stated that the judicial reform legislation does not affect his criminal case, and maintained that the Gaza war is prolonged only by the effort to eliminate Hamas as a threat.Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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In an April 2024 appeal hearing, a judge granted Julie's appeal and vacated her seven-year sentence in June due to insufficient evidence while Todd's sentence was upheld.Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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After the ban was upheld by a federal appeals court last week, social media users and creators are wondering what the future of the short-form video app will be, and for some aspiring influencers, TikTok’s legal drama could serve as a cautionary tale.Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Defended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defended. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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