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an abundance of caution idiommainly US the fact that someone is being extremely careful to avoid a particular risk, even if the risk is small: out of an abundance of caution The airline said that, out of an abundance of caution, they would temporarily ground their entire fleet of planes. The Governor described the deployment of the National Guard as "an abundance of caution". SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cautious and vigilant abundance askance attentive attentively attentiveness diligent diligent about something/doing something discreet due diligence gingerly meticulousness mindful minutely narrowly once semi-conservative slowly snuffly super-cautious super-conservative
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