Protect Vs Safeguard?

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Greetings. I'd like to compare "protect" and "safeguard". For this purpose I prepared some examples.

britannica.com:
(1a) Sunscreen helps to protect against sunburn.
(2a) The insurance does not protect against damage caused by earthquakes.

my variants:
(1b) Sunscreen helps to safeguard against sunburn.
(2b) The insurance does not safeguard against damage caused by earthquakes.

Are (1b) & (2b) correct? Thanks.

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loviiiAre (1b) & (2b) correct?

Yes. The meanings are the same.

'protect against' is used much more often than 'safeguard against'.

The verb 'safeguard' is a higher register word than the verb 'protect'.

CJ

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