secure
adjective
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
secured
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past participleof secure.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof secure.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
secureadjectivefree from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
Example Sentences
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Kelce ultimately secured the estate for $5.35 million—$1.64 million below its original asking price.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
In the weeks leading up to the first Super Bowl at SoFi, there were misguided rumblings that the game might be moved to Dallas, because the NFL had secured that city as a backup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Jakirovic guided Hull to a play-off win against a Millwall side who finished three places and 10 points above them, before Oli McBurnie's last-gasp winner against Middlesbrough secured top-flight football.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
A traditional accessory that secured and decorated women’s clothing, it shows how, even amid trans-Atlantic exchange and the blending of cultures, the fascination with fantastical creatures endured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
According to our ideas it is a weakness; and certainly it is unnecessary in this case, where the same end could have been secured by merely omitting the head wind.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
