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Recent Examples of security blanket
Maye will need Henry, his security blanket as a rookie, in high-leverage situations; like third down and inside the red zone.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Brock Bowers became a security blanket for Beck in 2023, but after Bower’s exit for the NFL, Beck was left with insufficient weapons and an inadequate offensive line this season.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Might 2025 be the year that the American security blanket wrapped around Europe since World War II unraveled?
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
Manager Bob Melvin, who doesn’t treat any of his high-leverage relievers like a must-have security blanket in close games.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Brock Bowers became a security blanket for Beck in 2023, but after Bower’s exit for the NFL, Beck was left with insufficient weapons and an inadequate offensive line this season.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Might 2025 be the year that the American security blanket wrapped around Europe since World War II unraveled?
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
Manager Bob Melvin, who doesn’t treat any of his high-leverage relievers like a must-have security blanket in close games.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for security blanket
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While Washington frames the buildup as a counter-narcotics effort, its scale and coordination have drawn comparisons to prewar mobilizations, highlighting the growing intensity of the standoff.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Drug runners often transport narcotics through a large stretch of water on the Pacific Ocean and drop them off in Mexico, where they’re subsequently smuggled into the US or Europe.—
David Culver,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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These chemicals can be even more potent than other opiates and produce comparable hallucinogenic effects, increasing the desirability of the cut fentanyl on the market.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Boston Magazine reported that during her training she was ultimately dismissed for administering opiates without a doctor’s order and leaving her shift early.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Although the brain itself has no pain receptors, Bacon was given local anesthetic to numb her scalp and skull, as doctors made holes half the size of a small coin in her skull and implanted the stimulating electrodes inside.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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There is not much to say about that misadventure, other than that some people still haven’t gotten the memo about dissociative anesthetics and bathtubs.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Texas began solely using pentobarbital, a sedative, for executions in 2012.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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Popular since the Soviet days, Validol, a mild sedative sold over the counter, flies off the shelves in tens of millions each year.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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