defense mechanism
Example Sentences
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For Divon, Pallywood is less a conspiracy theory than a psychological defense mechanism.
From Slate • May 30, 2025
“It was a defense mechanism because of my past history.”
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025
My greatest fears began to unfold as I crept back into the only defense mechanism I’ve ever known.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2024
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids likely first evolved as a defense mechanism in plants, which then became a commodity for moths.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
But then my body took over and this primal defense mechanism, said, No, we will not stand for this.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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