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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
Helsinki is buffered by more than 300 islands, and its harbor is always busy.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Commitment to the greater good buffered the AI aversion.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Multiple security checkpoints buffered the site from the street, and officers from both agencies maintained a heavy presence throughout the groundbreaking ceremony.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Consumers’ coffers have been buffered by larger tax refunds, wage gains (although slowing), and wealth boosts (particularly for upper-income consumers).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Leaders broadly agreed that the shale revolution has buffered American consumers from the worst of the current energy shock in ways Europe, Asia, and Africa cannot match.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
But noise, as well as glare, are typically buffered with vegetative landscaping and setbacks, or the distance between the property line and the nearest structure.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
The victory, buffered by Colorado’s shutdown bullpen, snapped Colorado’s six-game losing streak.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
So all these two things have buffered our world against recession.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Commitment to the greater good buffered the AI aversion.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Multiple security checkpoints buffered the site from the street, and officers from both agencies maintained a heavy presence throughout the groundbreaking ceremony.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Consumers’ coffers have been buffered by larger tax refunds, wage gains (although slowing), and wealth boosts (particularly for upper-income consumers).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Leaders broadly agreed that the shale revolution has buffered American consumers from the worst of the current energy shock in ways Europe, Asia, and Africa cannot match.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
But noise, as well as glare, are typically buffered with vegetative landscaping and setbacks, or the distance between the property line and the nearest structure.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
The victory, buffered by Colorado’s shutdown bullpen, snapped Colorado’s six-game losing streak.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
So all these two things have buffered our world against recession.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffered
softened
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But after discussions with business owners, Lucas softened his stance.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Models moved through the room as guests held martinis and champagne cocktails, the old banking-room architecture softened by greenery, music and the glow of a crowd that had clearly understood the brief.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2026
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“Buffered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffered. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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