1
as in excellent
of the very best kind
it's been a bumper year for movies aimed at intelligent adults
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as in huge
unusually large
a bumper crop of pumpkins that year
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Recent Examples of bumper
Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 21 June 2025
On the roads out of Tehran to the west, traffic stood bumper to bumper.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
The owner did all the modifications and even custom-fabricated the front bumper based on their own design.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 10 June 2025
Investigators recovered a broken cocktail glass and a black straw from the scene and found additional glass on Read's bumper.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
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Noun
Costs included purchasing a camper, adding solar power, replacing the truck bed, upgrading the suspension, new tires, customizing a bumper, and installing an electric cooler.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 21 June 2025
On the roads out of Tehran to the west, traffic stood bumper to bumper.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
The owner did all the modifications and even custom-fabricated the front bumper based on their own design.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 10 June 2025
Investigators recovered a broken cocktail glass and a black straw from the scene and found additional glass on Read's bumper.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumper
Adjective
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Along the way, there have been some other expressions as well, including single barrel, barrel-proof whiskeys, a series of excellent cask-strength American single malts, and rye whiskeys made with different grain varietals.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 June 2025
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This would not have been possible without tireless work from our excellent lawyers @TheJusticeDept and our Solicitor General John Sauer.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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These benefits from huge Green Pine-series radars for early warning and to help cue fire control sensors towards incoming threats.—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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But this scraping has sparked a huge backlash from publishers, artists and writers, who complain that it has been done without any consent or compensation.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Goss at the time the public land was primarily to provide a buffer at either end of the runway.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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In March, immediate changes to a swathe of application forms caused confusion for applicants, leading to a lawsuit from attorneys, and USCIS being forced to change course and offer at least two weeks' buffer time for the changes to take effect.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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That could mean even greater affordability for smaller businesses adopting AI for their businesses.—
Bernice Ooi,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, a group that encourages civilian patrol of the streets, has identified himself as an anti-Trump Republican who wants greater safety in the city.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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The French American artist, who died in 2010, is best known for her giant sculptures of spiders, including a 20-foot-high bronze creation that sold for $32.8 million in 2023, setting a record-high price for a work by a female artist.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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Once upon a time, the movie tells us, people flocked to see these giant creatures resurrected from old DNA.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The crossover’s carbon-fiber aero package, which includes bulbous fenders and a giant rear wing, is capable of creating up to 6,900 pounds of downforce at 150 mph and upwards of 12,000 pounds at 200 mph, according to Inside EVs.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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In this case, it's applied to the motorcycle fenders and fuel tank.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Beyond features a farewell to Nimoy’s Spock and an image of Shatner’s crew from The Undiscovered Country, and otherwise has terrific character moments (particularly between Quinto and Karl Urban) and great action beats (like Kirk saving the day with the help of the Beastie Boys).—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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The Packers failed to build on their terrific finish to the 2023 campaign, settled for the No. 7 seed in the NFC playoffs, and lost a Wild Card game to eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The reluctance to do so earlier has converted a modest problem into a gigantic problem.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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An image taken on March 8 documented two gigantic plumes arching above its surface.—
Robin Andrews,
Wired News,
15 June 2025
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“Bumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumper. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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