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adjectiveproviding protection or shelter. Origin of protectingFirst recorded in 1620–30; protect + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM protectingpro·tect·ing·ly, adverbpro·tect·ing·ness, nounnon·pro·tect·ing, adjectiveun·pro·tect·ing, adjectiveWords nearby protectingprotease inhibitors, protect, protectant, protected sex, protectee, protecting, protection, protectionism, protection ratio, protection test, protective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for protectingThe CDA was passed not in the name of censorship but in the name of protecting children from stumbling across sexual material. How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech|Nick Gillespie|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’ Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST In the name of protecting passengers, however, tourists in Las Vegas are unable to take advantage of this service. Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?|Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST The NFL cares about only one thing: protecting the 32 franchise owners. Roger Goodell and the NFL’s Path to Power|Robert Silverman|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Harry has longed for his parents ever since they were killed while protecting him from the evil Valdemort. During Advent, Lots of Waiting, But Not Enough Hope|Gene Robinson|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST He declared them to be, like all other morals, merely an expedient for protecting a certain type of man. Thus Spake Zarathustra|Friedrich Nietzsche If anyone should push through that protecting fringe of growth, he would be looking directly down on the two lads. The Secret Cache|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill The reason for this was that the tree had the fame of keeping off snakes, and also of protecting persons from witches. Boys learn a manly and protecting tenderness, and the girls become at once more feminine and more truthful. A Commonplace Book of Thoughts, Memories, and Fancies.|Anna Jameson Cibber carved a basso-relievo on one side, representing King Charles in a Roman costume, protecting the ruined city. Sir Christopher Wren|Lucy Phillimore
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