safeguard
noun
something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
was safeguarding
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past progressiveof safeguard.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"Because here she was, the great safeguarder of women. But who was safeguarding her, at her time of need?"
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
The state comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli, had long resisted a sell-off, saying that his primary concern was safeguarding the taxpayer-guaranteed retirement savings of 1.1 million state and municipal workers who rely on the pension fund.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2020
No French or British officials were on the scene with the children, although there was safeguarding support from charities including Save the Children, Care4Calais, Refugee Youth Services, Médicins sans Frontières and Doctors of the World.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2016
His priority, he wrote, was safeguarding his mission.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2011
Knowing she was safeguarding his big weakness made him feel better—like he’d fastened his seat belt for a high-speed chase.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
