as in softened
to lessen the shock of
during my walk an umbrella and thick coat buffered the freezing rain
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Recent Examples of buffered
In 2025, firms buffered costs with existing contracts and inventories.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
At the headline-index level, a modest blip, the S & P 500 down half a percent at the worst, though in part the slide is being buffered by uncharacteristic strength in some defensive groups.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
The operation showed that even far-reaching targets were not safe from drone attack, including the United States, a country buffered by two oceans and no significant adversary on its borders.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 6 Aug. 2025
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
At the headline-index level, a modest blip, the S & P 500 down half a percent at the worst, though in part the slide is being buffered by uncharacteristic strength in some defensive groups.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
The operation showed that even far-reaching targets were not safe from drone attack, including the United States, a country buffered by two oceans and no significant adversary on its borders.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffered
softened
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Add bell pepper, onion, scallions; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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But that’s also true of every Democrat who won on Tuesday — including Mamdani himself, who has softened some of his stances on policing including past calls to defund the NYPD and build no new jails.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Buffered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffered. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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