Thesaurus results for SAFETIES

safeties

noun

plural of safety

as in guards

a protective device (as on a weapon) to prevent accidental operation the gun couldn't be fired as long as the safety was on

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Recent Examples of safeties Freeman will put a ton of pressure on TCU’s safeties, who have been vulnerable at times in coverage. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 Covering tight ends is a conundrum because the safeties (5-11 Dante Trader Jr, and 6-0 Michael Taaffe) are too short to defend big tight ends, such as 6-6 Mike Gesicki, who caught the game’s first TD against Jacob Rodriguez. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 The Tar Heels just found a weakness in the Irish defense that didn’t seem to have any, putting the linebackers into uncomfortable coverage situations, then letting North Carolina’s tight ends work on Notre Dame’s safeties. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Physicality from the Tigers’ defensive line allowed the linebackers and safeties to penetrate open gaps and rack up tackles for loss. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026 Carter Kempfer and junior safeties Serj Derry and Alex Obert stepped up in the win as the Hawks didn’t score in the second half. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026 That is the most behind safeties Tre Moehrig and Lathan Ransom and linebacker Bobby Okereke, who each played all 70 of the team’s defensive snaps. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026 The Detroit native was brought in as a depth piece in 2025, but started this season with starting safeties Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch still recovering from their respective injuries. — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Their top two inside linebackers, top two safeties and one starting edge rusher are all over 30. — CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The fan guards inside the walk-in cooler had accumulated dust.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The original 1971 experiment was conducted by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo, who arbitrarily split volunteers into two groups—inmates and guards—and observed how power corrupted them.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

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Signed as a free agent to help fill the enormous void left by Lavonte David’s retirement after 14 seasons, the former Florida Gator and his golden locks arrived in Tampa Bay facing a challenge beyond replacing a veteran presence.

— Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Users can speak to HomeView to control smart home devices, such as, for example, telling Siri to close the smart blinds or activate smart locks.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026

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