Protect and Spare

Protect

Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Spare and protect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead a verb "Protect".

Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.

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Protect and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Protect" instead a verb "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

humanity	protect humanity	spare humanity
life	protect life	spare life
people	protect people	spare people
children	protect children	spare children
Other words: family, someone, earth, world, child, brother, city, everyone, son, daughter, humans, sister, friends, lives.

More importantly, the Minster's pleading to spare his grandson mirrors the actions of Yuri's mother shortly before she was killed trying to protect her son.

Source: Video Game / Shadow Hearts aka: Shadow Hearts Covenant
The safe is actually just another layer of distraction to protect the real secret: the spare Batman costume folded up in the picture frame.

Source: Concealing Canvas
She doesn't trust Sarah to do what needs to be done to protect John because, while Cameron has pure Orange And Blue Morality, Sarah tries to spare the lives of those she thinks may be innocent.

Source: Power of Trust

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