as in safeguard
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury
as parents of young children, they have taken the usual precaution of locking up their household cleansers
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Recent Examples of precaution
Connor McDavid will sit out Monday’s game against the Kings as a precaution.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The child was unharmed, but taken to Methodist Hospital Northlake as a precaution and the Department of Child Services was notified.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
In Georgia, tegus can be trapped or killed on private property with the landowner’s permission and using legal methods under local ordinances, animal cruelty laws, and safety precautions.
—Cheryl McCloud, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Here are various uses for kitty litter, safety precautions to consider, and tips for deciding when to use kitty litter over other options.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The child was unharmed, but taken to Methodist Hospital Northlake as a precaution and the Department of Child Services was notified.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
In Georgia, tegus can be trapped or killed on private property with the landowner’s permission and using legal methods under local ordinances, animal cruelty laws, and safety precautions.
—Cheryl McCloud, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Here are various uses for kitty litter, safety precautions to consider, and tips for deciding when to use kitty litter over other options.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
Noun
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In an interview last year, a deputy director for AHCCCS also acknowledged that the agency’s American Indian Health Program lacked safeguards for fraud.—
Mary Hudetz,
ProPublica,
22 Apr. 2025
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Building resilience goes beyond technology alone, requiring integrated safeguards against rising sea levels, alongside proactive adaptation measures for floods and droughts, and robust mitigation strategies encompassing carbon sequestration and emissions reduction within water systems.—
Jamil Wyne,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Padlocks, sickles and other objects made of iron, a metal said to possess anti-demonic powers, were stashed in the grave as preventives.—
Franz Lidz,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2023
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But although human vaccines function primarily as preventives, offering immunity to animals such as black-footed ferrets can be a conservation strategy of last resort.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2023
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Opponents slanted their protections toward him all season.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The workshop aims to see a paradigm shift from reactive and fear-based protection to one where safety is regarded as an everyday practice rooted in awareness, communication, and self-trust.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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According to procedure, the field is frozen as soon as the caution lights are illuminated.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Iran’s highest leadership has approached the talks with extreme caution.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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