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defends

  • present tense form
    of defend (3rd person singular).
    defend
    verb (used with object)
    to ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury (usually followed by from oragainst ).

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The Puerto Rican defends her WBA and WBO featherweight titles against Argentina's Lucrecia Manzur on Friday in California, in the first world championship boxing event to be streamed live on TikTok.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Represented pro bono by the Deborah Project, which defends Jews who are under assault in education, they could afford to keep fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

When a country defends its currency, it buys its own currency and sells foreign reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Standing by his new jet as passengers stream on to it, bound for a summer break in Croatia, Kevin Doyle from EasyJet defends putting more planes into the sky.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

In August, Vincent defends his art, his process, and takes Van Rappard to task for his judgmental nature.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman