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
Enquirer media partner, Fox19, reports Winton Hills Academy was locked down as a precaution.
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Prepare for the freezing weather All residents in counties included on the freeze warning should take precautions to ensure people, pets, plants and pipes are not impacted by the cold.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite these precautions, the suspects managed to remove the furniture without immediate detection.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In the face of heavy rain, these precautions can make a significant difference in ensuring your safety on the road.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Prepare for the freezing weather All residents in counties included on the freeze warning should take precautions to ensure people, pets, plants and pipes are not impacted by the cold.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite these precautions, the suspects managed to remove the furniture without immediate detection.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In the face of heavy rain, these precautions can make a significant difference in ensuring your safety on the road.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution
Noun
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Companies that host or enable these tools must now consider stronger safeguards and faster takedown systems.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The extension can display the pop-ups since users must agree to give it permission to read and change data, although the software has been designed with safeguards to prevent user surveillance or excessive data collection.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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An unexpected hard freeze can damage flower buds on old wood-blooming varieties, but proper protection can prevent this.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Just remember, tents do not offer protection from lightning.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Objects that are outdoors should be secured and caution should be taken if driving.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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This week, Megan Moroney offers up valuable wisdom enveloped in a lilting ballad, while Maddie Lenhart sings of longing for a carefree night of throwing romantic caution to the wind.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Precaution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precaution. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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