Thesaurus results for PRECAUTIONS

precautions

noun

plural of precaution

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 Of course, the usual online shopping precautions still apply. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Malibu, already dealing with coastal erosion from previous storms, is taking extra precautions as a storm hits Southern California. — Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Although safety precautions for drivers have vastly improved since the heyday of Lorenzen and Waltrip, concussions and the prospect of CTE remain a constant fear within the sport. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 For all current and former Florida residents, FLHSMV recommended taking precautions, including monitoring financial accounts and reviewing credit reports for any suspicious activity. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026 Down, who earned a Golden Globe nomination for 1985’s North and South alongside Patrick Swayze, urges aspiring performers to take precautions while pursuing their ambitions. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026 The World Health Organization has noted that plague has a high fatality rate, but is also easily treated with antibiotics and the use of precautions to prevent infections. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 Those precautions meant that a name appearing to favor one merger partner over the other would also be a potential problem. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 Monks and nuns take more stringent precautions to avoid harming creatures, even accidentally. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

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safeguards

Noun

Some said such an outcome is likely if the industry fails to impose adequate safeguards, while others characterized it as vague and far-fetched.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
When delivery pressure conflicts with material customer or operational risk, security should explain the failure scenario, identify necessary safeguards and help departments choose a practical path forward.

— Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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