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guarding
THESAURUS
guarding
care, charge, covering, custodial, custodianship, custody, defending, defensive, fostering, guardian, hold, immunizing, keep, keeping, parental, preventive, preventive custody, prophylactic, protecting, protection, protective, protective custody, safeguarding, safekeeping, screening, self-defensive, self-preservative, self-protective, sheltering, shielding, tutelary, vigilant, ward, watchful
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