as in safeguards
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 precautions
In the face of heavy rain, these precautions can make a significant difference in ensuring your safety on the road.
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Security precautions But this year, in lieu of the open houses, COSMOS and its partners have decided to support a larger Iftar dinner in Fort Lauderdale to raise funds and awareness about conditions in Gaza.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Consider taking precautions to keep DNA off it as well.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Mayor John McCann said the city took extra precautions in reviewing the proposal, noting lessons learned from older battery facilities that experienced fires in Otay Mesa and Escondido.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Most communities lack reliable forecasts and alert systems that would allow vulnerable people to take precautions.
—Shooshan Danagoulian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
But even still, Trump’s attacks have forced her to take some precautions.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
As warnings and watches extend, agricultural producers and residents are urged to take immediate measures to safeguard crops, sensitive vegetation and plumbing, with economic consequences possible if precautions are not taken.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
As these avenues for fan connection and exploration expand, there are also precautions.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Security precautions But this year, in lieu of the open houses, COSMOS and its partners have decided to support a larger Iftar dinner in Fort Lauderdale to raise funds and awareness about conditions in Gaza.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Consider taking precautions to keep DNA off it as well.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Mayor John McCann said the city took extra precautions in reviewing the proposal, noting lessons learned from older battery facilities that experienced fires in Otay Mesa and Escondido.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Most communities lack reliable forecasts and alert systems that would allow vulnerable people to take precautions.
—Shooshan Danagoulian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
But even still, Trump’s attacks have forced her to take some precautions.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
As warnings and watches extend, agricultural producers and residents are urged to take immediate measures to safeguard crops, sensitive vegetation and plumbing, with economic consequences possible if precautions are not taken.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
As these avenues for fan connection and exploration expand, there are also precautions.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precautions
safeguards
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These incidents highlight how context poisoning and prompt manipulation can silently break AI safeguards.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Instead of waiting on Washington, Texas will now handle certain federal responsibilities, a model officials say can speed up infrastructure work while preserving key environmental safeguards.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Precautions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precautions. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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