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cover all bases

VERB

protect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assure care for conserve cover cushion defend insulate keep look after preserve safeguard save secure shelter shield support

STRONG

bulwark champion chaperon fend foster harbor hedge screen shade stonewall watch

WEAK

cover up give refuge give sanctuary go to bat for keep safe ride shotgun for sentinel shotgun stand guard take under wing watch over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon destroy endanger give up harm hurt ignore injure lay bare let go neglect release squander uncover waste

STRONG

open

WEAK

attack

VERB

shield

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceal cover defend safeguard shelter ward off

STRONG

bulwark chamber fend guard harbor haven house roof screen secure shotgun stonewall

WEAK

cover-up give cover give shelter go to bat for ride shotgun take under one's wing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon lay bare reveal uncover

STRONG

disregard ignore

WEAK

endanger open

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“These last few races I think have been good on all fronts, right? We’ve had to cover all bases whether it was speed, strategy, consistency throughout, great pit stops.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2023

But just to cover all bases, I posted this announcement in the building entrance:

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2018

Then, to cover all bases, she gave him both.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2014

We can cover all bases of what we need.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2014

The attempt to cover all bases was understandable.

From Time Magazine Archive

cover all bases

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