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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Managers have become organizational shock absorbers, squeezed between executive decisions from above and team realities below.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
My analysis of 2020–2025 data shows that the handle of the barbell, the shock absorbers of the economy, has been decimated.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Its shock absorber dampens noise even further by protecting against accidental movement like bumps and knocks.
—PC Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
Its smooth Flĕx Wing is like an in-air shock absorber, engineered to help dampen turbulence for the industry’s smoothest ride and the best wet and dry runway performance.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
My analysis of 2020–2025 data shows that the handle of the barbell, the shock absorbers of the economy, has been decimated.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Its shock absorber dampens noise even further by protecting against accidental movement like bumps and knocks.
—PC Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
Its smooth Flĕx Wing is like an in-air shock absorber, engineered to help dampen turbulence for the industry’s smoothest ride and the best wet and dry runway performance.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
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 30 Jan. 2026.
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