security blanket
noun
1
: a blanket carried by a child as a protection against anxiety
2
: a usually familiar object whose presence dispels anxiety
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This cozy shawl is my carry-on security blanket—soft, lightweight, and big enough to use on a plane when freezing.
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Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
The result is an extremely versatile layer that has become my security blanket as the temperature drops.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Cousins offers the Falcons a huge security blanket for situations like this, and it was well established that Atlanta is not interested in moving him.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
However, gold prices carry volatility of their own, especially when buyers enter the market at a high point, risking losses instead of a security blanket.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
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Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
The result is an extremely versatile layer that has become my security blanket as the temperature drops.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Cousins offers the Falcons a huge security blanket for situations like this, and it was well established that Atlanta is not interested in moving him.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
However, gold prices carry volatility of their own, especially when buyers enter the market at a high point, risking losses instead of a security blanket.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for security blanket
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20blanket. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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