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de·fends

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  1. List of paraphrases for "defends":

    upholds, advocates, defending, protects, defend

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#10145advocates
#10227protects
#11853defending
#20673defends
#43220upholds

How to use defends in a sentence?

  1. Amos Bronson Alcott:

    The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple.

  2. Ritchie Torres:

    A missile defense system (i.e. Iron Dome) defends civilians from missiles. Hence the name. Only in a morally inverted universe would this be considered a 'controversy,'.

  3. Robert South:

    Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.

  4. Jeb Bush:

    I would say the best part of the Obama administration has been his continuance of the protections of the homeland using the big metadata programs, the NSA being enhanced, even though he never defends it, even though he never admits it, there has been a continuation of a very important service, which is the first obligation of our national government is to keep us safe.

  5. Annie Dillard:

    A schedule defends from chaos and whim.


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