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ward

[wawrd] / wɔrd /
NOUN
district
Synonyms
STRONGEST
department parish precinct
STRONG
area canton diocese division quarter territory zone
NOUN
custody; person in one's custody
Synonyms
STRONGEST
care
STRONG
charge child client dependent godchild guardianship keeping minor orphan pensioner protection pupil safekeeping trust
WEAK
adopted child foster child protégé protégée
Antonyms
STRONG
adult

Example Sentences

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The company is making a preview model of its new AI model, Mythos, available to about 50 companies and organizations—including Amazon, Microsoft and Apple—to ward off AI cyber threats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Tradition calls for spending the day outdoors to ward off bad luck.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Scott hopes this shuttling around of his stem cells, a procedure that costs patients $10,000, will rejuvenate his 82-year-old body and ward off the effects of aging.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The new deadline to ward off escalation is Friday, when some 2,200 Marines are due to arrive in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Did she say something I’d forgotten that might help us to ward off the chupacabras?

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall