1
as in safeguards
means or method of defending
thorns are a rose's defense against grazing animals
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as in excuses
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame
there's absolutely no defense for your actions
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Recent Examples of defenses
With defenses heavily focused on those two superstars, Prince will be positioned to take advantage of the open looks generated from their gravity.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
His off-ball movement and sharp shooting from deep will stretch defenses and create room for Giannis and Dame to operate.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Hezbollah has also expended thousands of Hezbollah projectiles that Israeli air defenses have mostly swatted out of the sky.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
At our company, regularly upgrading IT defenses proved to be an essential part of our agility strategy.
—Padmakumar Nair, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
As such, India is using the lessons learned from the war, including the importance of maintaining standoff through artillery and drones, to better prepare its national defenses.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Increasingly common in the war, glide bombs have terrorized civilians and bludgeoned the Ukrainian army’s front-line defenses.
—Hanna Arhirova and Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Jayden Daniels is a problem for defenses and has discovered Terry McLaurin.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Ukraine's air defenses shot down at least 78 of the 105 Russian Shahed drones launched overnight at several regions, including Kyiv, the country's air force said in an update.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
His off-ball movement and sharp shooting from deep will stretch defenses and create room for Giannis and Dame to operate.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Hezbollah has also expended thousands of Hezbollah projectiles that Israeli air defenses have mostly swatted out of the sky.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
At our company, regularly upgrading IT defenses proved to be an essential part of our agility strategy.
—Padmakumar Nair, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
As such, India is using the lessons learned from the war, including the importance of maintaining standoff through artillery and drones, to better prepare its national defenses.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Increasingly common in the war, glide bombs have terrorized civilians and bludgeoned the Ukrainian army’s front-line defenses.
—Hanna Arhirova and Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Jayden Daniels is a problem for defenses and has discovered Terry McLaurin.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Ukraine's air defenses shot down at least 78 of the 105 Russian Shahed drones launched overnight at several regions, including Kyiv, the country's air force said in an update.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Defenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defenses. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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