Protect
Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Run
Run verb - To look after and make decisions about.
Usage example: learning to run the family business
Nearby Word: running
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Together the three siblings, along with their wizard uncle Oswidge, their pet Faffy and Dave's talking sword Lula, are left to run and protect the kingdom.There is a Narrator, referred to either as "the Narrator" or "the Storyteller," voiced by Jeff Bennett.
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Not only does he run around with a shirt but no pants, but when said shirt is taken he reacts to protect his modesty despite not having anything to protect.
Source: Appropriate Animal Attire - Metroid Prime 3 has you run a gauntlet of Space Pirates, with marines to protect.
Source: No Casualties Run
Cite this Source
Run and Protect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/protect/run
Protect & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/protect/run>.
Run or Protect. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/protect/run.
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