Guards
Protection and guards are semantically related. in defense topic. In some cases you can use "Protection" instead a noun "Guards".
Protection
Protection noun - Means or method of defending.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Too Dumb to Live: Delacourt for up-close confronting a complete psycho like Kruger without any protection or guards.
Source: Film / Elysium -
Many provide no protection at all against knives and similar sharp objects, which is a problem for prison guards, necessitating the development of armor which was both knife and bullet resistant.
Source: Armor Is Useless -
If the team that goes to the Temple has only one or one-and-a-half Pendant(s), they only have protection against two of the guards, and running into the third will usually end the game.
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Protection and Guards. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/guards/protection
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Protection or Guards. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/guards/protection.
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