as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
a place of refuge where the settlers could forfend themselves from attack
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Recent Examples of forfend
For people who spend too much time debating politics or surfing the internet -- or, heaven forfend, doing both at the same time -- engagement with the real world can present something of a ...
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Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 23 May 2024
Heaven forfend!
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 3 July 2020
In the United States, instead of building more houses inside the old circle (or, heaven forfend, even closer together and near the places people go), people have built houses even further away.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
But is Twitter outrage (or, heaven forfend, praise) a useful metric for audience engagement?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2021
And of course the president says oh, my gosh, heaven forfend that poor Omarosa would have to go.
—Fox News, 14 Aug. 2018
Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 23 May 2024
Heaven forfend!
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 3 July 2020
In the United States, instead of building more houses inside the old circle (or, heaven forfend, even closer together and near the places people go), people have built houses even further away.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
But is Twitter outrage (or, heaven forfend, praise) a useful metric for audience engagement?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2021
And of course the president says oh, my gosh, heaven forfend that poor Omarosa would have to go.
—Fox News, 14 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfend
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Despite reforestation efforts in Scandinavia, Dahl says extensive logging has led to the decline of some plant and animal species, and argues that Nordic forestry companies need to adapt their management practices to ensure nature remains protected as demand for wood increases.—
Maddy Savage,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
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When one poster on the Overton, TX Citizens Forum Facebook page reported in early January that the rooster tried to attack her husband outside the store, people were quick to defend Ol’ Red’s character.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2025
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At his confirmation hearing, senators will ask him to defend that dangerous, alternative reality.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Roper declined to disclose the internal guidelines, citing confidentiality, but the hospital affirms publicly that personal information is safeguarded by patient privacy laws and is shared with local law enforcement or ICE only when legally mandated by a court order or warrant.—
Alayna Alvarez,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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This dashboard, along with other tools like emergency alerts via Teams or Slack, enables efficient operations while safeguarding critical processes.—
Svetlana Khachiyan,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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It’s also made with RFID-blocking materials that shield your cards and electronics from hackers.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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But even the depths of the Montana wilderness couldn’t shield Kitsch from the attention that came his way when a FNL reboot was announced last month.—
Brianne Tracy,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Ortberg was guarded in his message about the status of solving problems with anti-icing systems on the 737-7 and -10 models.—
Abhijith Ganapavaram,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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With his length, agility, quickness and leaping ability, Morris has the versatility to guard multiple positions, either in the post or on the perimeter.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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