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  • past tense form of guard.
  • past participle of guard.
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guarded

[gahr-did] / ˈgɑr dɪd /


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The attack took place several hundred metres away from the end of the tightly guarded CSD parade route and the event's main stage at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

He guarded detainees at Guantanamo Bay, served as a civil affairs officer in Iraq and taught counterinsurgency classes in Afghanistan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Joshua has often presented as a guarded figure during fight weeks, frequently sitting through media duties and offering little.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

It arose either directly from species with no parental care or from species in which females already guarded the eggs.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

She glanced back up at me, her expression guarded.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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