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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
  • That loss shaped his humor, which became both a gift and a shield.
    Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Again, a poor run of form would change that feeling, but Flick and his team have been the bulletproof shield for Laporta and the club, and if results were to change, so too would the experience at the top.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Welcome to the third iteration of The Athletic’s annual defense ranking tiers.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Subramanian is also weighing a defense motion to have Combs' convictions tossed.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The juvenile's guardians found two weapons with ammunition and gave them to police.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Now, in addition to poring over manifestos and digital footprints, investigators are using these messages found on ammunition and firearms as clues for intention, as illustrated in the Dallas ICE facility incident when investigators were piecing together a possible motive for the attack.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their biggest claim to fame, however, is their extensive UVA protection, achieved through advanced filters that are not yet approved stateside but widely used overseas.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Section 230 protection is weaker when platforms actively shape content rather than just hosting it.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, the pushback from critics highlights that there is still debate about whether these safeguards go far enough.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • While framed as satire, the content references child exploitation, raising questions about the adequacy of Sora 2’s safeguards.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Later, far less graphically but more extendedly, Kobi’s attempt to get back to Nofar leads him to an automatic weapon.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the Constable’s Office responded to a weapons disturbance call earlier in the night where Lacy and a family member were involved in a verbal argument.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kirk followed Guerrero the next inning, slamming the first of his two homers over the outfield wall.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Buckler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckler. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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