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secure

Definition for secure

adjective as in safe

adjective as in fastened, stable

verb as in obtain

verb as in attach, tie up

verb as in protect, make safe

Strong matches

bulwark, cover, fend, guard, screen, shield

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged allies against appeasing Russia, in a statement after he returned from a trip to the United States where he failed to secure long-range Tomahawk missile supplies.

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Welcoming the proposals, Unite the union said: "Well-paid, secure work must be at the heart of any green transition."

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"To secure its future and continue our public mission, we are creating diversified, sustainable income through carefully considered changes, including updating and converting two historic cottages into holiday lets."

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Israeli hostage families openly called for his resignation and said they struggled to secure meetings with him.

Eager for Lombok to follow in Bali's footsteps, Indonesian authorities have secured hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, along with a $250m loan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

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

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