Defend
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- He's also extremely willing to chip in to defend the city when it's in trouble - it's his larder he's guarding.
Source: Video Game / Choice of Games - The old man guarding the Wall in the film version of Stardust apparently got much more badass after having failed to defend the gate nearly two decades ago.
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They prove themselves more than worthy of it by stepping up to defend Grancel from an Ouroboros attack with Richard personally guarding the refuge of the Queen and Princess.
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