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protective
adjective as in guarding, securing
Example Sentences
The report also recommended that the department issue masks and personal protective equipment after there was a shortage for officers on the front lines throughout the first days of the blaze.
The researchers studied bacteria that carry extremely old, inactive viruses and found that these dormant invaders still play a protective role.
"I felt protective of the good energy we now had in goalkeeper training and the morale of the wider team," she explained.
Researchers say this discovery points to several possible ways the drug supports heart health, suggesting that its protective effects go beyond weight loss alone.
The charity, which along with the Northumberland National Park Authority looks after the site by Hadrian's Wall, has added a protective cage of wire mesh netting to the fenced-off stump to protect it.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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