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Recent Examples of buckler Golden shield fern, broad buckler fern, basket fern, hart's tongue fern, soft-shield fern, evergreen maidenhair, and more. Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 17 Feb. 2023 So the film pays bemused tribute not only to one of Disneyland’s most popular rides but those old swash-bucklers who once graced movie screens. Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckler
Noun
  • Golden Dome would be very different than Israel's Iron Dome Trump's speech to Congress and his executive order have both referenced Israel's Iron Dome missile shield.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Even her accessories were theatrical—like her spiked Balenciaga dad cap, and futuristic shield shades.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This and that The Bruins have several players wearing the same number on offense and defense.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Foreign ownership caps exist in critical sectors like telecom, aviation, and defense.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The revolver was located and determined to have been loaded with five rounds of .357 magnum ammunition.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Several other guns and ammunition were discovered in the barn.
    Susan Mallie, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The workshop aims to see a paradigm shift from reactive and fear-based protection to one where safety is regarded as an everyday practice rooted in awareness, communication, and self-trust.
    William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • If slicking yourself up in sticky sunblock isn’t the ideal start to your day, shoppers have turned us on to a best-selling new shirt on Amazon that’s stylish enough for everyday wear, but packed with UPF 50 sun protection to keep sensitive skin safe from harm.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In an interview last year, a deputy director for AHCCCS also acknowledged that the agency’s American Indian Health Program lacked safeguards for fraud.
    Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Building resilience goes beyond technology alone, requiring integrated safeguards against rising sea levels, alongside proactive adaptation measures for floods and droughts, and robust mitigation strategies encompassing carbon sequestration and emissions reduction within water systems.
    Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • China dominates the refining of these metals, which are key to technologies ranging from artificial intelligence chips to jet engines and the development of next-generation weapons platforms, including sixth-generation fighter jets.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Listen to this article 2 min The Tennessee Titans added another weapon on offense ahead of the NFL Draft.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Hitting the inside wall of the backstretch, the race ended with a photo finish and a video review was used to identify the winner.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Crews led off, hitting a deep fly ball to right field that sent Juan Soto crashing into the wall trying to make the catch.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Buckler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckler. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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