securities

noun

plural of security
1
as in safeguards
means or method of defending measures taken to beef up our national security

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2
as in guarantees
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise their house will serve as security for the loan

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Recent Examples of securities Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VYM), for example, chooses securities based on current yield, with only the highest-yielding companies selected, according to ETF Database. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Investor and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs and former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick have joined the company’s board, Skydance disclosed in a securities filing. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 In the same way that no investor would use a securities broker not covered by FINRA, no consumer or business would use an AI product developed outside the bounds of a self-regulatory organization’s standards. — William R. Gruver, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026 Paramount is issuing billions in debt securities and securing new loans to help foot the bill. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 The documents show details for only one part of Phoenix’s portfolio, and do not include assets in retirement accounts or stakes held in companies through mutual funds, corporate bonds and other securities, the accountants confirmed. — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 It would have been modeled after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a nonprofit non-governmental group that protects against securities fraud. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Born in Oakland, California, as one of eight children to a father who spent his career at Chevron, Steiner worked in corporate and securities law before moving to Waste Management in 2000. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Michelle Bisnoff, 59, of Boca Raton, who previously lived in Pacific Palisades and Santa Barbara, was found guilty late Thursday of charges that included six counts of securities fraud, six counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for securities
  1. safeguards
  2. guarantees
  3. defenses
  4. pledges
  5. protections
  6. ammunitions
  7. weapons
  8. shields
Noun
  • Geoff warns Ilya to moderate his projections, emphasizing the need for safeguards, but the idealistic Russian is swept up in the vast potential of AI — to solve the climate crisis, cure cancer, even save humanity from itself.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to security safeguards, Shield promises to reimburse up to $100,000 for regular users, and up to $500,000 for its highest class of VIP users, in the event of a third-party takeover.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of safeguards
Noun
  • The defense proposed using an Irvine residence with at least $700,000 in equity to secure her release, along with $120,000 in financial guarantees from her husband, his sister, his father and a family friend.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What began years ago as a war for influence in Yemen between Iran and Saudi Arabia has now escalated to a challenge to maritime law rooted in guarantees for harmless passage of commercial ships.
    — the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of guarantees
Noun
  • Including his time at Syracuse and Nebraska, Tony White’s defenses have held opponents under 20 points in 34 games (FSU has done so three times in 2026, although the Seminoles gave up 50 at Alabama).
    — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Through four games, the team has one of the worst defenses in the league.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of defenses
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  • The cancelation comes following a number of pledges to boycott Israeli film institutions signed by actors including Javier Bardem and Emma Stone.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Bolsonaro, 45, pledges to slash the deficit and realign the country's foreign policy with Washington.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of pledges
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  • Lemon argued his actions were protected under the First Amendment’s protections for the press and protesters.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In the Central African Republic — where transgender people have little to no legal protections and are marginalized in much of society — Fuentes dons her wig only in the privacy of her bathroom.
    — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of protections
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  • Relations and exchange programs between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • At least 37 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted for hours in a residential area near Kyiv.
    — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of ammunitions
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  • The widespread use of arrests, tear gas and riot-control weapons against teenagers is fueling defiance and angering some parents and teachers.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Washington has placed greater emphasis on producing critical weapons at higher rates.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of weapons
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  • Its formula contains red algae extract, an antioxidant the brand says shields hair from pollution for up to 48 hours, and Olaplex’s signature bond-building technology, strengthening weak, overprocessed strands.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Cliches were wielded like shields Tuesday, protecting against the imminent threat of social clips construed as bulletin board material.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of shields

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“Securities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/securities. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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