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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Three extra years in wood has somehow softened the tannic sting that the younger bourbon brings to the palate instead of amplifying it.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2025
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Add onions, celery, and jalapeños; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 10 to 12 minutes.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Buffered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffered. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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