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The Capitals have allowed at least three goals in 10 of 12 games and have repeatedly talked about getting better in their defensive zone.

University of Puget Sound defensive lineman Peter Ciari missed the rush — and the snarl of the chain saw.

The Cavaliers held Georgia Tech well below its scoring average in that game, and this time, Virginia began with another defensive surge in the first half.

One of those players, Jason Pierre-Paul, reiterated calls to re-sign key defensive players.

Washington had four scorers in double figures, perhaps in part because of a tweak in the starting lineup on Brooks’s end, and on the defensive end the Wizards did what was needed to keep Chicago in check.

And I need to ask why their truth makes me so defensive, as if my truth is the only truth.

Community activists attack racial bias in policing, so police get defensive?

Nelson wrote a paper at Dartmouth on Standard Oil, which was about as defensive and as deeply researched as you would expect.

I am, as the leader of the minority, the defensive coordinator.

On the staff of every football team, you have an offensive coordinator and a defensive coordinator.

Where were those defensive preparations concerning which we were requested to keep silence?

Both men put themselves at once on the defensive: their blades crossed, but the attitudes were different and characteristic.

Either: we cannot give you what you ask, so fall back onto the defensive; or, go ahead, we will give you the means.

The Committee has not overlooked the fact that in some cases this attitude may have been due to a defensive reaction.

Quickly recovering himself, he stood entirely on the defensive, which his vigorous activity enabled him easily to do.

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On this page you'll find 41 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to defensive, such as: opposing, averting, conservative, foiling, forestalling, and preservative.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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