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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
  • Trump has lost his tariff shield.
    Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But Facebook and other companies had a legal shield, known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which essentially deterred lawsuits over content posted by their users.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Minnesota Vikings had the fifth-best scoring defense in the NFL last season, and star linebacker Blake Cashman was a big reason why.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • O’Connell and company could have had veteran center Ryan Kelly hold McCarthy’s hand against defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ defense this spring.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Advertisement Protesters stormed the Parliament in Kathmandu, and police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons, and, according to human rights organization Amnesty International, live ammunition.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The gunmen, who arrived at the junction in a vehicle carrying weapons, ammunition and a knife, shot at dozens of people waiting near buses in the area.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Apex provides life insurance and supplemental coverage to millions of policyholders across North America, offering affordable protection to working families who need it most.
    William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The company could work with the government to determine if a waiver could be granted without violating standards such as patient privacy, safety and consumer protection.
    Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This approach reshapes how the model interprets risky content at its foundation, ensuring safeguards remain intact even when efficiency demands that layers be removed.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Red lights safeguard boundaries, ensuring no partner feels overridden.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office charged Shawn Harris, 38, with capital murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the killing.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Brown pleaded guilty to robbery with a dangerous weapon in February 2015 and was sentenced to a minimum of six years and one month and a maximum of eight years and four months in prison.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One camp might have moldy walls and machinery stored inches from a sleeping area.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Buckler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckler. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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