shock absorber
noun
: any of several devices for absorbing the energy of sudden impulses or shocks in machinery or structures
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The car needs new shock absorbers.
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june 13, New Atlas, 13 June 2026
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Utkarsh Sood
june 13, New Atlas, 13 June 2026
Those stockpiles have acted as a global shock absorber.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
The kite’s spine also has an elastic shock absorber for the occasional crash.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Per usual with movies like this, spelling out the terror (the roots are in hobo codes and religious legend) becomes, regrettably, a shock absorber, not a facilitator.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shock absorber
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“Shock absorber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shock%20absorber. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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