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defense
noun as in armament; protection system
Strong matches
- aegis
- armor
- arms
- barricade
- bastille
- bastion
- bulwark
- buttress
- citadel
- cover
- deterrence
- dike
- embankment
- fastness
- fence
- fort
- fortification
- fortress
- garrison
- guard
- hard shell
- immunity
- munitions
- palisade
- parapet
- position
- protection
- rampart
- redoubt
- resistance
- safeguard
- security
- shelter
- shield
- stockade
- stronghold
- trench
- wall
- ward
- warfare
- weaponry
- weapons
noun as in explanation, justification
Example Sentences
Consistent exercise improved gut bacteria, boosted antioxidant defenses, and reversed age-related changes in T cells by stabilizing DNA and adjusting epigenetic marks such as reducing ETS1 expression.
Ms. Manville is extraordinary as Jocasta, ferocious in her devotion to and defense of Oedipus’ interests.
Beyond the classroom, public figures disseminate a message of sacrifice and commitment to the defense of Russia.
The Bivens Act would change that, while still keeping qualified immunity as a defense.
Its title is her defense: She only had 107 days to win, and it wasn’t enough, so she lost.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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